Saturday Bandh call by SRS auto drivers murder sparks tension

The Sri Ram Sena has given a bandh call for Saturday 13^th February. All schools & colleges have been declared a holiday.

Belgaum even yesterday was disturbed and tension prevailed the whole day and the main reason of the tension was the murder of a auto rikshaw driver.

The reason for violence in Belgaum is said to be the murder of an autorickshaw driver in Marihal police station limits on Thursday night. Noor Ahmed (40) was murdered and his body dumped near Kalkhamb in Marihal police station limits on Thursday night. Tension prevailed in the area Friday afternoon after the news spread.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the murder of Noor Ahmed was owing to personal reasons. Unfortunately, it became a communal issue because of his religious identity and violence erupted.