BENGALURU: Back-to-back murders in Dakshina Kannada district over the last 10 days have brought to light the pitiful state of law and order in Karnataka. Going by the state government’s statistics, there has been a drastic increase in violence, murders and organised attacks in the coastal districts in the last three years. It has prompted the government to unveil special police measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
According to a former state police chief, who previously worked as a superintendent of police in coastal districts, there has been a surge in organised attacks and murders in the state in the last three-four years, largely due to political reasons, and it appears that coastal Karnataka is being influenced by Kannur-style politics. About 150km from Mangaluru, Kannur in Kerala has a history replete with bloody feuds and revenge murders. Political murders have been rampant there through the decades, and most of the killings in the district were sparked by the bitter rivalry between the CPM and the RSS.
