Praveen Poojary murder: Billava Assn, CPM urge police to bring culprits to book

The murder of BJP activist Praveen Poojary reportedly by Hindu Jagarana Vedike activists has received criticism from various sections in the society, including Hindu organisations.

Billava Association demanded justice and also compensation to the family members of Praveen as he was the sole bread earner in the family. Speaking to media persons, Association Brahmavara President A Bhaskar Poojary said Praveen was a good hearted human being and helped those in need.

“Praveen worked as the joint secretary of the association and this tragedy has brought misery. It is an unexpected incident and one cannot imagine that a good human being like Praveen is murdered. The police should unearth the reason soon,” he demanded.

He said the people who tortured him to death should be punished severly. The police should work without succumbing to any pressure from any political party, he said and urged the government to announce a suitable compensation package for the family, which is shattered following the incident.

Bhaskar said the youths in the area into the violence following the setting up of some fundamentalist modules. He reiterated that the government should direct the police officials to work effectively and take action against the people who take law into their hands, especially in the villages, which are becoming hubs of violence due to the people who act as the protectors themselves.

CPM protest rally

Meanwhile, CPM staged a protest rally demanding justice to Praveen’s family. Party leader K Shankar said the increasing number of fake cattle protectors has resulted in the brutal bloodshed.

He stated that two murders --- in a span of 15 days --- have shocked the whole state. The - back-to-back murders exemplify the inability of the police and also the ineffectiveness of the administration. The police should immediately take up stringent measures to avert the disastrous consequences, he demanded.

Shankar said the police should collect strong evidences against the suspects. The fundamental organisations that are into the vicious criminal activities have taken law into the hands. The minorities and Dalits were targeted initially. However, the BJP men who jumped to the streets to condemn the suicides of bureaucrat D K Ravi and DySP M K Ganapathi are now mum when their own man is hacked to death, he criticised.

In the name of protecting the cattle, the Sangh Parivar members are into the violence, he criticised.