Newskarnataka Moodbidri
Moodbidri:Tension prevailed in the town of Moodbidri for some time on September 25, Wednesday afternoon following a clash between Moodbidri’s noted advocate Shanthiprasad Hegde and a student. Matters turned worse when Hegde fired gun shots using his pistol in self defence.
The incident took place at around 2 pm when the advocate was driving his Innova car along with his daughter, near his office. It is learnt, the car brushed past a student angering the young man who reportedly held the advocate by his collar and questioned him. This infuriated the advocate as well as the locals who in turn allegedly assaulted the student. It was at this juncture that Shanthiprasad Hegde fired gun shots using his pistol, in self defence. Luckily, the student managed to escape and hide inside a local mosque.
Though a group tried to resort to a clash in front of the mosque, the presence of mind of a few Muslim leaders brought the situation under control, eyewitnesses said. The Moodbidri police who rushed to the spot, took the youth into custody.
Here it is worth mentioning that there had been an assault on advocate Shanthiprasad Hegde even in the past. A misconception is said to be the cause of the assault.