A 50-year-old Congress activist was hacked to death near a mosque at Bellare in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada, 65 km from Mangaluru, on Friday.
According to information available, the 50-year-old Ismail Nelyamajalu was attacked when he was going towards his car, which was parked near a masjid at Aivarnad in Bellare around 2 p.m. Nelyamajalu had gone to the masjid to offer prayers. He died on the spot. The Sullia police have gone to the spot. More details are awaited.