Police to act on threat to dalit leader

MANGALORE: Dakshina Kannada district police has taken serious note of Sunil Rai threatening dalit leader N Vishwanath Alekadi and his family enlisting the support of other dalits.
District convener of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti Vishwanath received threat to his life over a personal dispute which he raised at the monthly meeting with Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes convened by Dakshina Kannada district police here on Sunday.
MN Anucheth, assistant superintendent of police, Puttur, who chaired the meeting also urged dalit leaders to counsel their community not to get involved in such situations against their own community. Police will take action against Sunil and his accomplices, if they are guilty of having issued threats, Anucheth said and directed the police inspector concerned to take note of Vishwanath's complaint and proceed against Sunil accordingly.
P Keshava, dalit leader, while concurring with Anucheth's view and urging him to take up the matter seriously said the leaders too will ask their community members not to get involved in cases against their own. "It is unbecoming of us as leaders if we are not able to counsel our people," he said.
"If police act against people who instigate dalits to act against their own community members, it will send out a clear message to all concerned," he said.