Bengaluru: The Mangaluru police have issued a notice to another Hindu right-wing activist, directing that he be externed from Dakshina Kannada district, officials familiar with the matter said.
This notice, served on Saturday under Section 55 of the Karnataka Police Act 1963, requires Pravish Kumar, associated with Hindu Jagarana Vedike, to appear before the assistant commissioner of police on December 20.
Last month, five Bajrang Dal workers received similar notices, leading to opposition from the BJP and pro-Hindu groups in Dakshina Kannada district.
“In Pravish Kumar’s case, his involvement in two communal violence incidents under Puttur rural police station limits prompted the police to recommend his externment,” said an official in the know of the development.
Kumar, a resident of Nettanige Mudnuru village in Puttur taluk, is accused of influencing witnesses in pending cases and inciting communal unrest in sensitive areas, as mentioned in the police notice. “The assistant commissioner’s decision to issue the externment notice is based on the recommendations of the Puttur rural police station inspector,” the official quoted above said.
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