How hate and communalism have returned to haunt coastal Karnataka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDzc2TOk9W8 | Let Me Explain
newslaundry In just a month, the city has witnessed a lynching, two murders, and multiple stabbings. Ashraf. Suhas Shetty. And now, Abdul Rahiman. Each of these incidents have further deepened divides.
Social media is being used to amplify the unrest. Exaggerated claims and outright fabrications are spreading fast, fuelling anger and suspicion. Mainstream media isn’t far behind. Much of the coverage has been provocative and one-sided.
Hindutva activists claim Muslim cop aided Suhas Shetty killers, police launch probe https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/hindutva-activists-claim-muslim-cop-aided-suhas-shetty-killers-police-launch-probe A Muslim police constable in Mangaluru has filed a complaint at the very police station where he works, alleging that he is a victim of misinformation and communal hatred. The complaint comes amid a spike in communal tensions in the polarised coastal city after two back-to-back murders. ..A migrant worker named Ashraf was lynched by a mob on April 27. Three days later, on May 1, a rowdy-sheeter named Suhas Shetty was stabbed to death.
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