Two people have been arrested from Dakshina Kannada district in connection with the murder of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettar.
According to the police, the arrested accused have been identified as 29-year-old Zakir from Savanoor in Haveri district and 27-year-old Mohammed Shafiq from Bellare.
Praveen Nettar, 32, was hacked to death by unidentified motorbike-borne assailants at Bellare in Sullia taluk on Tuesday night. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader was running a broiler shop at Bellare near Puttur.
The killing led to tension and protests at several places in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday with instances of stone-pelting and police lathi-charge being reported.
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