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By India Today News Desk: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national president Tejasvi Surya stated with “deep anguish” that BJP Yuva Morcha (BYJM) leader Praveen Kammar had been killed in Karnataka’s Dharwad on Tuesday night. Taking to Twitter, Surya said that he suspected political rivalry as the cause behind the alleged crime and sought immediate action.
Tejasvi Surya shared, “With deep anguish, we share the news of the murder of BJYM Dharwad Unit Executive Member & Kottur Gram Panchayat VP, Sri Praveen Kammar. He was brutally murdered by suspected political rivals late last night. BJYM demands immediate arrest of the killers & pray for his Sadgati.”
“It is condemnable that an act like murder has taken place in the Dharwad district, which has been quiet for the past few years. I demand that the culprits be arrested soon and punished severely,” he added.
This comes after BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death with weapons by unidentified people in front of his broiler shop on July 26, 2022. The killing triggered tensions in several parts in the Dakshina Kannada district. Restrictions under section 144 of the Indian Penal Code was also imposed in Puttar last year in the wake of the incident.
Karnataka Police arrested 10 people in connection with the crime, which faced severe backlash too. The father of the two accused, Shafiq Ballere and Zaqir Savanuru, said they were targeted because of their religious identity.
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