Inhumanity at its peak! Miscreants pelt stones at the funeral procession of murdered Bajrang Dal activist Harsha

Shivamogga, Feb 22: Showing inhumanity, some miscreants pelted stones at the funeral procession of deceased 26-year-old Hindu activist Harsha. They attacked at the funeral procession when it was en route to the Rotary cemetery at Wdyanagar from the District McGann Hospital in Shivamogga.

 

 

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. As per the local reports, a cop, a photojournalist, and two other persons including a woman sustained injuries during the attack.

 

Apart from that they also burnt several vehicles in the Seegehatti area of the town. The police informed that 20 vehicles were damaged and some of them were set on fire. The situation was brought under control and the procession could continue smoothly thereafter.

 

 

 

It should be noted that Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was stabbed to death on 20 February. The incident took place near Kamat petrol bunk in the Shivamogaa district of Karnataka. He was seen sporting saffron shawls to demand uniformity in the dress code of schools and colleges.

 

Earlier, he had received ‘fatwas’ and threats from radical Islamists in 2015 over accusations of blasphemy.‘Mangalore Muslims’ had threatened Harsha with physical harm for his remarks on Prophet Muhammad. The post read, “Harsha, a member of Hindutva terrorist group, has put out objectionable posts targeting Prophet Mohammad and Allah and has shared morphed images of holy Kaaba on social media platforms.”

 

 

The police have arrested 3 people on Monday (February 21) in connection to the case. One of the accused was identified as Qasif. During the interrogation, Qasif confessed that he along with 4 others came in a car and attacked Harsha when he was drinking tea at a canteen on Sunday night. After attacking him with sharp weapons, the accused fled the crime scene. The other two accused were taken out of Shivamogaa for further investigation.

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