Mangaluru: Cong leader's car damaged by miscreants in Ullal

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January 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Jan 12: A swift car belonging to a Congress leader was attacked and damaged by unidentified miscreants at Ullal Melangady in Mangaluru taluk in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.

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Farooq Ullal, spokesperson of Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee and member of Ullal City Municipal Council had parked his Swift car outside his home last night.

When he came out of home early morning on Thursday to attendant Fajr namaz at a nearby mosque, he found his car was damaged with the windshield and all the windows shattered.

Mr Farooq, who is also the president of a local mosque, has ruled out the communal angle in the attack and held a gang of drunkards responsible for the act.

“I do not have any personal rivalry or animosity with anyone in any community. I am sure that no one wants to harm me or my property. This is the act of a few drunkards who has been troubling the people in the area,” he said urging the police to nab the culprits.

He said that a gang of miscreants has been extorting money from pilgrims who visit Ullal Dargah. “The same gang now started demanding hafta from local shopkeepers and issuing threats. They are drunkards. This might be the act of same gang,” he said.

A case has been registered at Ullal police station and investigations are on.

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Comments

shaji
 - 
Sunday, 15 Jan 2017

Dear Rikaz, please try to be a human being.

Rikaz
 - 
Thursday, 12 Jan 2017

He is more upset that his car is not burnt....otherwise he would have got a new car from insurance.....

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