Mangaluru: The Karnataka Police have invoked the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA), 2000 in connection with the murder of Abdul Rehman, which occurred under the Bantwal Rural Police limits in Dakshina Kannada district on May 27, 2025.

Thirteen people have been arrested in the case and produced before a court, which has remanded them to judicial custody.

The arrested have been identified as Deepak, Chintan, Prithviraj Jogi, Sumit B. Acharya, V. Raviraj Moole, Abhin Rai, Tejaksha, Ravisanjay G.S., Shivaprasad Thumbe, Pradeep, Shahit alias Sahith, Sachin alias Sachu Rottigudde, and Ranjith.

Another accused, Bharath Raj alias Bharath Kumdelu (29), a resident of Pudu village, remains absconding, police said.

The case was initially registered under several sections of the Bha

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