Barring a few incidents, the Dakshina Kannada district bandh was total and peaceful on Friday.

The district bandh call was given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajarang Dal in Dakshina Kannada, in protest against the death of a person in an attack late on Thursday.

Buses and auto-rickshaws remained off the road in Mangaluru on Friday following the bandh. Passengers at railway stations and bus-stations found it difficult to reach their destinations in the city as city buses and auto-rickshaws were off the road. Shops and other business establishments also remained closed.

A clash took place between two groups in Savanur village of Puttur taluk.

The district administration, which had imposed a prohibitory order in Dakshina Kannada, extended it till 10 pm on November 15. The deputy commissioner of the district said that schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada will remain closed on Saturday.

Initially the VHP and Bajarang Dal had planned to organise a road block for an hour on Friday to protest against the Madikeri incident, in which a VHP activist was killed in a clash during the Tipu Jayanthi march. 

However, these organisations decided to hold a bandh on Friday following the death of one Harish, who was allegedly attacked and killed by unidentified people on Thursday evening in Bantwal of Dakshina Kannada district.

Tension prevailed in BC Road Town of Bantwal taluk on Thursday, as stones were thrown on a group, following a meeting to protest the Madikeri clash.

Alok Mohan, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), visited Bantwal to take stock of the situation.

Speaking to presspersons after visiting the family of Harish in Bantwal on Friday, B Ramanath Rai, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister, said the district police has formed a special team to investigate the death of Harish.

The Government has announced ₹5 lakh as compensation to the family of the victim.

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