Bengaluru: Three police officers have been suspended in connection with the death of a Malayali youth following a mob attack in Mangaluru. The suspended officers are Mangaluru Rural Police Station Inspector Shivakumar, Head Constable Chandra, and Constable Yallayinka.
The suspension follows allegations that the police delayed in taking the injured youth, Ashraf, to the hospital after he was beaten and left lying on the road. Reportedly, the body remained on the roadside covered with a tarpaulin sheet for nearly two hours.
Initially, the incident was reported as an unnatural death. However, only after three days was a case registered under mob lynching charges.
Ashraf, a native of Wayanad, was allegedly attacked and killed by a mob after being accused of shouting pro-Pakistan slogans.
So far, 19 people have been charged in connection with the mob violence, and 15 arrests have been made. According to police, the attack was led by a local resident named Sachin from Kudupu.
