Prohibitory orders extended in Bantwal

Prohibitory orders in Bantwal taluk in coastal Dakshina Kannada district, which recently saw incidents of communal unrest, has been extended till July 26.
The order by Mangaluru sub division executivemagistrate and assistant commissioner A C Renuka Prasad willbe in force from 12 AM today till 9 AM on July 26 in the entire taluk.
Ban orders issued in the other three taluks of Belthangady, Sullia and Puttur in the district have been lifted.
Ban orders under the police act invoked by city police commissioner T R Suresh, covering the jurisdiction of Mangaluru Police Commissionerate limits is in force till July 30 midnight.

The prohibitory order was initially enforced in Bantwal from May 27 following skirmishes between two groups. Later, it was extended to four taluks as the violence spread.
The murder of a Social Democratic Party of India worker at Benjanapadavu in Bantwal on June 21 escalated the tension, forcing authorities to extend the prohibitory orders.
In another incident, Sarath Madivala, an RSS worker, was attacked by unidentified assailants on July 4 at Bantwal.
He succumbed to injuries on July 7.