Bantwal: One more arrested in Abdul Rahiman murder case

Mangalore Today News Network

Bantwal, July 14, 2025: Dakshina Kannada police on July 12, arrested one more person in connection with the murder of Abdul Rahiman and the grievous assault on Kalandar Shafi at Ira Kodi in Kuriyala village under Bantwal Rural Police Station limits on May 27.

Police gave the name of the arrested as Pradeep, 34, of Pudu village in Bantwal taluk. With this, 10 persons were arrested in the case.

Police had formed five teams under the investigating officer, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bantwal, to crack the case.

On May 27, a group of persons attacked Abdul Rahiman and Kalandar Shafi, who were unloading sand from a pick-up truck at Ira Kodi, with lethal weapons, resulting in the death of Rahiman and serious injuries to Shafi.