SOURCE ; NEW18
Last Updated:May 02, 2025, 00:00 IST
Shetty, the main accused in the 2022 murder of Mohammed Fazil in Surathkal, was travelling with five others when the attack took place
The brutal assault was caught on video and widely circulated on social media.
Suhas Shetty, a prime accused in a murder case and a Hindu activist, was brutally attacked and killed by a group of men near Kinnipadavu Cross in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Thursday night.
The incident took place around 8:27 PM, when Shetty was travelling in a vehicle with five others—Sanjay, Prajwal, Anvith, Latheesh, and Shashank—before their car was intercepted by a group of five to six assailants in a Swift car and a pickup truck.
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The attackers reportedly dragged Shetty out and assaulted him with swords and other sharp weapons. The brutal assault was caught on video and widely circulated on social media. Eyewitnesses has confirmed the nature of the attack.
Shetty was rushed to AJ Hospital in Mangaluru, where he succumbed to his injuries shortly after arrival.
Shetty had five criminal cases registered against him in Mangaluru city and Dakshina Kannada district police limits.
He was the main accused in the murder of 23-year-old Mohammed Fazil, a resident of Mangalpete near Surathkal. Fazil was killed in front of a shop in Surathkal on 28 July 2022, just two days after the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Nettaru in Bellare—an incident that had triggered widespread outrage.
BJP leader and Bengaluru MP PC Mohan also shared a video of the attack, commenting: “Deeply saddened by the brutal killing of Hindu karyakarta Suhas Shetty by suspected jihadi elements in Mangaluru. Such heinous acts are a grim reminder of the deteriorating law and order in Karnataka. My prayers are with his family. Om Shanti.”
The Mangaluru City Police have confirmed the incident and said that a case is being registered at Bajpe Police Station. Multiple teams have been formed and deployed to track down and arrest the assailants as soon as possible.
- Location :
Karnataka, India, India
- First Published:
May 01, 2025, 23:58 IST
