BJP man hacked to death in Puducherry

Puducherry: A functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Senthil Kumar, was killed at Villianur in Puducherry by unknown assailants following which the police have constituted four special teams to nab the killers, the police said on Monday.

Senthil Kumar was reportedly close to BJP leader and Puducherry Home Minister, A Namassivayam.

The police said that the incident took place at around 9 p.m. on Sun- day when the BJP functionary was waiting near a tea stall.

Police said that a group of assailants who reached the spot on seven motorcycles hacked Senthil Kumar to death.

According to eyewit-

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nesses, the assailants also hurled two country bombs at Senthil Kumar, following which smoke engulfed the area and they hacked him to death.

The gruesome murder occurred near a bakery adjacent to Kannaki Government High School.

Tension prevailed in Villianur area with a large number of BJP supporters reaching the spot of crime.

A heavy contingent of police is camping in the area.

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Bengaluru: Karnataka

Police have arrested two students from Bengaluru and are grilling them for violating security during the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said on Monday. The arrested persons are identified as Imran and Zibran, both students from Bengaluru and residents of Neelasandra. The incident took place on Sunday late night when Shah was reaching HAL Airport.