BJYM leader Praveen Kammar stabbed to death during a temple festival in Karnataka's Dharwad, four accused detained
Dharwad, Karnataka, India 
17 April, 2023
Case Summary
A Bharatuya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Dharwad Unit Executive Member and Kottur Gram Panchayat VP Praveen Kammar was murdered on 18 April, 2023, during a temple festival at Karnataka’s Dharwad district. According to the police, the murder took place when Jatra was being taken out in the temple. Praveen had got into a scuffle with intoxicated miscreants and one of them stabbed him with a knife in the stomach and fled. The Police launched a manhunt to nab the accused and detained four suspects, confirming their involvement in the murder. BJYM National President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya called it a murder by the political rivals, but the Police refuted this angle.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, while there were speculations and accusations that Praveen Kammar was murdered by Islamists during the temple festival and also because he belonged to a perceived Hindu organization - BJYM - the police denied a communal angle to the case and have not yet revealed the names of the perpetrators. Since the details of the case are not available, this case is being added to the undecided category. If further information emerges, it will be added to the hate tracker.
Victim Details
Total Victim
1
Deceased
1
Gender
- Male 1
- Female 0
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 1
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 1
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 0
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Unknown
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
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