Tumakuru, June 2 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said the state government is setting up a new special force to prevent communal violence and ensure law and order in coastal districts like Mangaluru, Udupi, and Karwar.

Speaking to the media in Tumakuru, Parameshwara said the government has taken the recent murder in Mangaluru very seriously and has already started taking steps to strengthen security.

"A new Anti-Communal Force has been announced, similar to the Anti-Naxal Force," he said. "Orders have been issued and preparations are ongoing. The team will be ready and deployed in 10 to 15 days," he said.

This new force will be sent to three coastal districts in the first phase. It will include officers like SPs, Deputy S...