Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada Police have arrested a leader of Hindu Jagarana Vedike Rathnakar Shetty in connection with the stabbing incident that took place in Kalladka in June.

 The accused had resorted to high drama after he was admitted to a private hospital soon after the stabbing incident in Kalladka on 13th June. ”We had kept a close watch on him for more 45 days, while he was in the hospital.

 After gathering necessary details about his involvement in the communal flareup, police arrested him on Thursday evening”, said SP CH Sudheer Reddy.

 A minor altercation between Ibrahim Khaleel and Rathnakar Shetty led to a heated exchange of words between the two that led to both stabbing each other on June 13. This led to a clash between the two communities that was followed by two murders in Bantwal and prohibitory orders.

Both Ibrahim Khaleel and Rathnakar Shetty had filed complaints against each order at Bantwal police station limits under IPC Section 307. Reddy said that while Ibrahim Khaleel was arrested a few days after the incident, Ratnakar Shetty could not be arrested, as he was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Puttur.

He added on request from the police, deputy comissioner K G Jagadeesha constituted a medical board a few days ago to look into the health condition of Shetty. Before the medical board could visit the hospital, Shetty was discharged.