India, May 27 -- Two men were attacked with a sword in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday, leaving one dead and another critically injured, NDTV reported.

According to the report, the assault took place in Kambodi Kalpane, a village in the Bantwal taluk near Mangaluru, police officials confirmed.

The deceased has been identified as Rehmaan, who served as the secretary of a local mosque and was an active member of the South Kannada Sunni Students Federation.

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His associate, Kalandar Shafi, who was also injured in the attack, is currently undergoing treatment and is said to be in a critical condition, the report...