Mudigere, Jan 11: The police have arrested a 20-year-old Hindutva chauvinist from Bantwal taluk for torturing a college girl belonging to Hindu community and forcing her to commit suicide in Mudigere.
Santhosh (20), resident of Badagakajekar village in Bantwal taluk, was picked up by police on Thursday in Bengaluru by a team of Mudigere police led by PSI M Rafeek. Santhosh, who is a lift mechanic by profession, is a Bajrang Dal activist and Hindutva chauvinist by passion.
Dhanyashree, a student of Mudigere’s DSBG College, had committed suicide on January 6 after group of Hindutva chauvinists barged into her house and created ruckus accusing her of flirting with Muslim boys. In her death note the Hindu girl had named five Hindutva activists. It was Santhosh, who instigated the local saffron activists in Mudigere to threaten her.
K Annamalai, Superintendent of Police of Chikkamagaluri, said Santhosh had threatened Dhanyashree and her parents and harassed her for many days. He had circulated screenshots of his conversation with the girl in different groups, abetting the suicide. In the conversation, the girl had stated that all Muslims are far better than those who ask Hindu girls not to make friendship with Muslims.
Santhosh had called up Dhanyashree introducing himself as a member of Bajrang Dal and objected to her friendship with a Muslim boy. Later he had shared the screenshots of his conversation with many groups.
Among five persons, who barged into girl’s house and forced her to commit suicide, the police have arrested M V Anil, president of Mudigere town unit of BJP’s Yuva Morcha.
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