The accused deliberately fired a rocket cracker directly towards Raghu’s house
The protest followed a Deepavali dispute after residents objected to youngsters bursting firecrackers dangerously close to homes. Shivamogga: Residents of Harige village staged an overnight sit-in protest in front of the SP office on Tuesday, demanding the strict legal deportation of notorious miscreants terrorising residents in the neighbourhood.
Protesters voiced their anguish before Shivamogga police, explaining that ordinary citizens are forced to live in constant fear and insecurity due to these criminal elements.
When local resident Raghu politely advised the group not to burst crackers near houses where women and children were present, the miscreants—identified as Niranjan alias Shake, Ritu and a gang of seven to eight individuals—responded with extreme aggression, according to the villagers. The accused deliberately fired a rocket cracker directly towards Raghu’s house, which struck a woman living in the neighbourhood, and when locals protested this reckless act, the gang hurled open abuses and threats. The situation escalated when the prime accused openly challenged the residents, boasting that no one could touch him, and issued a chilling death threat to Raghu. The accused warned Raghu that he would be murdered within three days. The agitating residents firmly demanded that the police authorities take stringent action by deporting them and restore peace and safety to Harige village on Shivamogga-Bhadravathi Road.