Death threat to Mithun Rai: Three held

May 28: The video in which Bajrang Dal activists allegedly issuing death threat and abusing District Youth Congress President Mithun M Rai during Vijayotsava celebrations has gone viral on social media.

Reacting to the video, Mithun Rai said that his fight against such organisations inciting communal hatredness in the district will continue and If chopping his head will restore peace and harmony in the district, then let them do so. He said the Congress workers would file complaints against the video in all the taluks and he will file a complaint to superintendent of police.

The police at the same time had booked a suo motu case under CrPC 108 as a precautionary measure. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B M Lakshmi Prasad said that the police are attempting to identify youth from the video that was circulated on social media.

Bantwal police have held three youth-Nishanth (23), a resident of Kidepadpu in Ammunje, Sachin and Karthik for interrogation. A case has been booked under sections 143, 144, 504, 506, 505 (1) (C), 153 (A), 149 of IPC. The investigation is in progress