Kalladka: A 21 year youth stabbed by an unidentified person on Friday afternoon at Kalladka here in Bantwal taluk. An unknown person arrived by a car stabbed the youth, Mohammed Shair who was coming out of the mosque after his Friday prayers.

The assailant was managed to escape from the spot after the act and the incident reportedly occurred following a vehicle parking issue. The injured youth is being treated in a hospital here.

Police made elaborate security arrangements after the incident.

All shops and other commercial establishments have been closed for the day as Kalladka is the most communal sensitive area of Dakshina Kannada. Meanwhile, vehicular traffic is reportedly normal on the national highway.