Bantwal : The Bantwal Town police booked Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) Dakshina Kannada district secretary Ashraf Talapady and other district office-bearers for issuing a call for protest on July 4 at B.C. Road, Bantwal, despite the police denying permission.
The police said the SDPI office bearers submitted a request to Bantwal Town police seeking permission to hold a protest on July 4 in connection with the mob lynching of rag picker Ashraf and the murder of sand transporter Abdul Rahiman.
To the police inspector’s query on whether the victim’s family members or anybody else has submitted a representation regarding non-payment of compensation to the victim’s family members, the office bearers said none have submitted a representation. The inspector asked office bearers to provide investigation officers with information about witnesses and evidence related to the two incidents. They were asked to approach the concerned authorities for compensation.
Considering the past communal murders in Bantwal and to maintain law and order, permission was denied for the protest. Despite this, SDPI district office bearers posted in ‘Breaking News Mykala’ WhatsApp group about the protest on July 4 against the delay in the arrest of the main accused in the two cases and for non-payment of compensation. A case was registered against SDPI district office bearers for offences punishable under Section 57, read with Section 189(2) of BNS, the police said.
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