The Hindu : TP chief murdered; tension in Mangalore

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Saturday, May 17, 2003

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TP chief murdered; tension in Mangalore

By Our Staff Correspondent

MANGALORE MAY 16. The President of the Mangalore Taluk Panchayat, M.D. Jabbar, was murdered in broad daylight at the taluk panchayat office premises here today.

Mr. Jabbar was declared dead on being brought to hospital at 2.10 p.m. He received fatal blows on his head, neck, and shoulders, according to police.

Following the incident, there was stone throwing in many parts of Mangalore, and some buses and other public vehicles were damaged. Shops and other establishments in the centre of the city were closed following the murder.

Two press photographers — Narayana Balila and Wilfred D'Souza — were roughed up when they went to take pictures of the crowd outside the city mortuary.

The district police have tightened security and deployed the KSRP at some places in the city. Speaking to The Hindu, the Inspector General of Police, D.P. Negi, said no arrests had been made.

According to preliminary reports, Mr. Jabbar had come out of his office for the Friday afternoon prayers at 1.35 p.m., and was about to get into a jeep when three persons armed with lethal weapons attacked him. The assailants, who had reached the spot in an autorickshaw, fled in different directions after attacking Mr. Jabbar, according to eyewitnesses who gave statements to police. One of the assailants, who was carrying a sword, was chased by some people, but they gave up the chase when he turned around and tried to attack one of them near the main gate of the taluk panchayat office building.

People threw stones at the assailant. The other two assailants escaped from the rear of the building.

According to taluk panchayat officials, Mr. Jabbar's wife and daughter were in his chamber when the incident occurred.

Mr. Jabbar's friends and relatives, and community leaders gathered at the mortuary at Wenlock Hospital. Congress leaders such as the Transport Minister, B. Ramanath Rai, the zilla panchayat Vice-President, Mohammad, and the MUDA President, K. Thejomaya, visited the mortuary and consoled the relatives of Mr. Jabbar.

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