BENGALURU: Tension prevailed in
Shivamogga
town after a 26-year-old Hindu activist was hacked to death by unidentified persons near Kamat petrol bunk around 9.30pm on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Harsha alias
Hindu Harsha
, a tailor from Seegehatti in Shivamogga district, about 270km from Bengaluru.
Though police have not ruled out old enmity, they suspect that communal posts on social media by the deceased could be the trigger. Harsha is said to have received threats earlier.
Police have tightened security across the town and the district administration has declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Monday to prevent any untoward incidents. Authorities have also imposed prohibitory orders.
In
Malnad
town, four vehicles were torched in the communally-sensitive Seegehatti area. The Shivamogga district administration has also ordered commercial establishments and cinema halls to close by 9pm.
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