Youth Hacked To Death Near Mangaluru, RSS Says Was Bajrang Dal Volunteer

MANGALURU:  A young man, being described as an activist of the Bajrang Dal, was hacked to death near the port city of Mangaluru in Karnataka. A local RSS leader said he was an "active volunteer" of the Bajrang Dal and BJP.

The police said they were yet to confirm the political affiliations of the man, or the motive behind the gruesome murder.

The 28-year-old, was on a motorcycle when four men in a car forced him to stop at Katipalla, a town in Dakshina Kannada district about 12 km from Mangalore. Deepak Rao, also known as Deepy, was attacked with sharp weapons and died on the spot, the police said.

Rajesh Padamar, Karnataka Media Coordinator of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, later tweeted that Rao was "an active volunteer" in various activities of Bajrang Dal and BJP locally.

The Bajrang Dal state coordinator Suraynarayan also said Deepak Rao used to participate in the activities of the outfit.

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