Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara announced that the government will form Anti-Communal Task Force in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts to curb communal activities. This comes after ex-Bajrang Dal member Suhas Shetty was murdered by armed assailants in Dakshina Kannada's Mangaluru. "We will empower the force to act independently with...coordination of local Police," Parameshwara stated.