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Police erase second annoying graffiti in Mangalore

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Published : Nov 30, 2020, 2:32 PM IST

Updated : Nov 30, 2020, 2:48 PM IST

According to the police officials, the graffiti was made with the sole motive of creating enmity between communities and police has also registered a case against unknown persons.

Second graffiti surfaces in Mangalore in two days
Second graffiti surfaces in Mangalore in two days

Mangalore (Karnataka): Another inflammatory graffiti surfaced in the coastal city on Sunday, days after the first writings appeared.

According to police, the graffiti appeared on the wall of a house.

The message in the Urdu language was written using English letters.

Soon after receiving information, police rushed to the spot, erased the message and registered a case against unknown persons for creating enmity between communities and defacing public property.

The Mangaluru Commissioner Vikash Kumar said the graffiti was written around the same time the first one appeared but came to notice later. A case has been registered under the Public Disfigurement Act, he added.

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On November 26, the 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba, inflammatory graffiti hailing the terrorist group had appeared on the wall of an apartment complex here.

Regarding the November 26 message, police said three teams have been formed to identify the culprits.

With inputs from PTI

Last Updated : Nov 30, 2020, 2:48 PM IST

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