Dakshina Kannada: One held over rowdy-sheeter’s murder

MANGALURU:

Dakshina Kannada police

on Saturday morning

arrested

the

main accused

in connection with the murder of

rowdy-sheeter Umar Farooq

in less than 12 hours.

When police went to arrest the gang, 26-year-old

rowdy-sheeter Ibrahim Khaleel

, allegedly attacked them with a lethal weapon. Prasanna, in charge of Bantwal Rural police station, was injured. In self-defence, police fired at Khaleel, injuring him in his leg, after which he was arrested. Two of his associates managed to escape.

According to police, the incident took place near Rekya in Dharmasthala police limits at 6am. Acting on credible information that the accused were heading to Bengaluru after committing the murder, police went in search of them. After their car was intercepted, Khaleel hopped out of the vehicle and tried to attack police with a weapon. However, Bantwal town police sub-inspector Avinash fired at his leg.

Police sources said that Khaleel and Farooq were once good friends. “Their relationship turned sour over a silly issue,” they added. Khaleel was a prime accused in the communal riots that broke out at Kalladka in 2017.