Bangalore, September 6: Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike has urged the government to appoint efficient and secular police officials to probe the charges levelled against Muslim youths recently arrested in Bangalore and Hubli on terror charges.
Addressing media persons here on Wednesday, representatives of the KKSV, including the former MLC A.K. Subbaiah, the former Minister B.T. Lalita Naik, president of KKSV K.L. Ashok and professor Nagaragere Ramesh regretted that a section of the media was “targeting” and “campaigning” against one community in their reportage.
Clarifying that they were not against punishing the guilty, the KKSV leaders pleaded for an impartial inquiry into the allegation.
They recalled that there had been instances of innocents being arrested in the past, which should not be repeated. Contradictions in the First Information Report (FIR) filed against the accused had led to suspicion, said Mr. Subbaiah. “Statements by the parents of accused and FIR were contradictory with regard to the time of arrest and other details,” he said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party had a tendency to create communal divide during the election year to consolidate its vote bank, alleged Ms. Naik. Police were making selected leaks to a section of the media, based on which the media was portraying a community in bad light, Mr. Ashok said.
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