Hindu Activist, with a Criminal Record, Hacked to Death in the Street

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 05-02-2025, 06:32 AM

Tensions gripped Karnataka's Mangaluru after Suhas Shetty, the prime accused in the high-profile Fazil murder case, was brutally killed by a group of unidentified assailants on Thursday night.

The police have enforced prohibitory orders across the city till May 6, following the bandh called by the Hindu organisations in protest against Suhas Shetty's murder.

Who was Suhas Shetty?
Suhas Shetty was a former Bajrang Dal member, and also had a criminal record. Shetty was aged 42-years-old, and had five criminal cases registered against —him one in the Dakshina Kannada district, and four in Mangaluru city.

Suhas Shetty accused in Fazil murder case
Suhas Shetty was named as one of the accused in the 2022 murder of 23-year-old Mohammed Fazil, a resident of Mangalapete in Katipalla.

Fazil was killed in retaliation to the murder of BJP youth wing worker Praveen Nettaru on July 26, 2022. His murder had sparked widespread unrest and tension across the coastal region, leading to tensions and reactions from various sections of society.

How was Suhas Shetty murdered?
According to police, Suhas Shetty was murdered around 8:27 PM on Thursday, May 1 while he was travelling in a car with five others.

Their vehicle was reportedly intercepted by two cars, from which five to six assailants emerged.

Armed with a sword and other sharp weapons, they launched a violent assault on Shetty, leaving him critically injured on the road.

To maintain law and order, police have also set up checkposts across the city and ramped up patrolling. A case has been filed at Bajpe Police Station, and several teams are working to identify and arrest the attackers.