Why Kalladka Bhat missing onmost wanted' list: PFI asks police

Mangaluru, Nov 30: Accusing the police department of exhibiting anti-Muslim bias, Popular Front of India has questioned the credibility of the lists of most wanted criminals prepared by police in Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district as they contain maximumMuslim' names.

The grave allegation was made by a speaker at a protest meet organised by the PFI in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner, here on Wednesday, to exert pressure on the government to nab the “masterminds” behind the murder of Mustafa Kavoor in Mysuru jail and provide Rs 50 lakh compensation to his kin.

Mustafa's brother Thwaha Ibrahim and a few relatives also attended the protest meet. As the number of agitators began to mount a mild tension prevailed in the area. However, the police managed to bring the situation under control.

Addressing the protesters Ilyas Mohammed Thumbay, National General Secretary of SDPI, said that the police department has failed to be impartial while dealing with criminals.

“They have released the lists of most wanted criminals that contain only Muslim names. For them, miscreants and anti-social elements belonging to Sangh Parivar are not most wanted criminals,” he complained and questioning why do the names of Sangh Parivar leaders like Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and Jagadish Karanth never appear on the lists of most wanted criminals in spite of the fact that such speakers played major role in creating communal unrest in the coastal Karnataka.

He said that even though Mustafa was murdered by a criminal called Kiran Shetty inside the prison, the conspiracy was hatched by Sangh Parivar leaders. Recalling the veiled threats issued by Bajrang Dal leader Sharan Pumpwell against the accused in Moodbidri Prashant Poojary murder case, Mr Thumbey said that the probe into Mustafa murder case will not be completed until the police arrest Mr Pumpwell.

Farooq, Mysuru district president of PFI, went on to claim that Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha's hand in the murder case cannot be ruled out as the latter had paid many visits to the prison before Mustafa was hacked to death on November 10.

Shafi Bellare, Karnataka State secretary of PFI also spoke and demanded the government to give justice to the family of Mustafa. Haneef Katipalla, DK district president of PFI welcomed. Shareef proposed vote of thanks while Ashraf AK Moideen compered.