Mysuru: A BJP leader was brutally hacked to death in Mysuru on Sunday, leaving the city in tense situation. The Mysuru unit of BJP has called for a bundh today, March 14.
They have said that the students appearing for PUC examination and essential services will not be affected by the same as they would stage a peaceful protest.
The victim is Kyathemaranahalli Raju (37).
It is said that Raju was standing near a tea stall at Udayagiri extension when a gang of four to five attacked him with lethal weapons.
When the body was shifted to K R Hospital angry BJP workers staged stir against police inaction.
The raged mob even got into an alercation with Police Commissioner Dayananda B and alleged that the leader was not given police security despite being under threat. Some even went to the extent of pulling off Police Commissioner’s badge, it is said, while they demanded they should be given an opportunity to see the dead body once.
It is said that Raju was the main driving force behind building a Ganesh temple. He had even united and organised the Hindus of Udayagiri, NR Mohalla and Kytharamanahalli, which as per the BJP may have led to his murder.
The police stepped up vigil across the city to see that peace is maintained.
