Hyderabad, May 30 -- The Mangaluru police have detained three persons in relation to the murder of a 34-year-old Muslim man, who worked as a mosque secretary at Masjid Kolthamajlu in Addoor of Dakshina Kannada.

Abdul Raheem, a pickup driver, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants while unloading sand in Irakodi, Bantwal. His colleague, Qalandar Shafi, was seriously injured and is under medical care. The murder took place on May 27.

In his police statement, Shafi said they were attacked by at least 15 persons.

The Bantwal Rural Police Station registered a case under various sections. In the aftermath of Raheem's brutal murder, angry Muslims surrounded the houses of prominent community leaders, including the president of the Daks...