Communal clash in Karnataka: Police book cases against 23 more

The police have booked cases against 23 more people in connection with the communal clash in Surathkal in the sensitive Dakshina Kannada district.

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Case booked against 23 more people

The police have booked cases against 23 more people in connection with the communal clash in Surathkal in the sensitive Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The police have already arrested 5 people in connection with the clash that took place on Monday night.

Though the exact reason for the communal clash is not known, the police blame a chain of incidents, including, a dispute over a selection of site to build a mosque. Subsequently, an elderly couple on their way home was brutally attacked by mob belonging to a different community.

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The police claimed to have restored normalcy in the region, which is prone to communal clashes. However, now with cases booked against 23 more people, a section of the local residents staged demonstration in front of the police station alleging that the cops were targeting innocent people.