Overview
- The state government has formed and begun deploying the Anti-Communal Force across Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Shivamogga districts to curb unrest.
- Senior police leadership, including the Mangaluru Commissioner and Superintendents of Police in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, has been transferred in a bid to restore order.
- Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accused the BJP and allied organisations of provoking tensions after the murders of Hindu activist Suhas Shetty on May 1 and Abdul Rahiman on May 27.
- Business leaders report investment freezes and young residents are leaving Coastal Karnataka due to deteriorating communal harmony.
- Congress will send a team to collect public feedback and submit an official report while the government probes those responsible for the recent killings.