Nargund murder: fair probe, compensation sought
The Hindu
Fact-finding team terms itas a consequence ofsystematic forms of targeted violence
Terming the Nargund murderas a consequence ofsystematic forms of automised and targeted violence against Muslims fuelled by hate speeches, a fact-finding team of Bahutva Karnataka, whichvisited the town, has demanded fair investigation, strong police action and requisite compensation to the victims.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Friday, members of the team Shabeer Ahmed, Siddharth Joshi, Mohammed Irshad, Akash Bhattacharya andRajendran Narayanan said that during their visit, inquiry and interaction with various people, it was found that young Muslim boys belonging to economically backward sections were targeted by the members of Sangh Parivar with specific intent to create fear among the minority community for the last several months.
“And the silence of the governing dispensation emboldened the rowdy elements of the Sangh Parivar, finally leading to the murder of Sameer Shahpur, while Shamseer Khan suffered grievous injuries,” they said.