Two males have been injured in a sword assault in Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada, on Tuesday, in what’s the second such incident within the district this month. The victims, Imtiyaz and Kalandar, have been attacked whereas unloading gravel. One sustained severe accidents. Police are investigating the case.

Mangaluru:

Two males have been injured in a sword assault within the Irakodi space of Bantwal in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday, police stated. The victims, recognized as Imtiyaz and Kalandar, have been unloading gravel when two unidentified assailants arrived on a motorbike and attacked them with a sword. Imtiyaz suffered severe accidents, whereas Kalandar sustained wounds to his hand. Both have been taken to a close-by hospital for therapy.

Police have launched an investigation and are working to determine and apprehend the attackers, who fled the scene instantly after the assault. The motive behind the assault is but to be ascertained.

This is the second sword assault reported in Dakshina Kannada this month. Earlier, Suhas Shetty — a homicide accused reportedly related to a number of native right-wing teams — was hacked to dying in broad daylight on a busy street in Mangaluru. Sources stated he was killed by contract killers allegedly employed by the household of considered one of his victims. Shetty, who had a number of police circumstances in opposition to him, was attacked by at the least 5 males wielding swords and machetes.

Both incidents have raised issues in regards to the rising incidence of avenue violence within the district, prompting authorities to accentuate safety measures and reassure the general public.

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