Overview

• Three suspects, including Sri Ram Sene local leader Sagar Patil, are in judicial custody after being charged under the new anti-terror legislation.
• Police say the plot aimed to frame headmaster Suleman Gorinaik by contaminating the Hulikatti village school’s water tank to force his transfer.
• Authorities allege that operatives coerced Krishna Madar, who was blackmailed over an interfaith relationship, into mixing three insecticides into the school’s water.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has formed the Special Task Force Against Communal Violence to monitor hate speech and prevent sectarian attacks.
• Muslim organisations have submitted a memorandum seeking a ban on Sri Ram Sene while separate inquiries by the KSCPCR and police teams continue