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Attavar assault case: Police arrest 14th accused


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru: September 2, 2015: The merciless assault on youth by the right wings which sparked nationwide outrage, the police have now arrested 14th accused involved in the case on Tuesday.

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The arrested accused has been identified as Padmanabha (38) a resident of Bajpe.

The total number of arrested accused has now been reached to 14. The arrested accused was sent to Ballari jail on Tuesday, said police.

It may be recalled that Shakir (28), Manager at a supermarket near Attavar was stripped and assaulted on August 24 for accompanying girl of another community.

The police arrested 13 accused on the basis of footage, they are: Abhiram (23), Kiran (29), Praveen Shetty, Bhujanga Shetty (46), Chandrakanth Rao (42), , Ghanashyam Acharya (24), Dhanush (20). Muthuraj (21), Kishan (20), Naveen (42), Vivek (38), Kirankumar (25), Santhosh Poojary (23) from Karkala.