Overview

• Ashraf, a migrant worker from Kerala, was lynched by a mob of 25 people in Kudupu on April 27, initially misclassified as an unnatural death by police.
• Three police officials were suspended for failing to promptly report or properly classify Ashraf’s death, which is now being prosecuted under mob-lynching provisions.
• Twenty individuals have been arrested in connection with Ashraf’s lynching; police have found no credible evidence to support claims of pro-Pakistan slogans during the incident.
• On May 1, Hindu activist Suhas Shetty, a Bajrang Dal member and murder-accused, was killed in a targeted attack in Kinnipadavu, sparking further tensions.
• Prohibitory orders and increased security measures are in effect across Mangaluru as multiple police teams investigate Shetty’s murder and attempt to prevent further violence.