Chikkamagaluru: Two Dalits were allegedly assaulted by workers of Bajrang Dal at Alduru in Chikkamagaluru taluk on Sunday. The accused are Tudkur Manju, district convener of Bajrang Dal, and his associates Chetan and Prateek.

According to the complaint filed by Dinesh, he and his friend Girish were assaulted while they were having food at a hotel.

“The accused scolded us citing our caste and then hit us hard”, said Dinesh in the complaint.

They are being treated in a hospital in Chikkamagaluru. Alduru police have booked a case on charges of causing hurt voluntarily (323 of IPC) and criminal intimidation (506 of IPC), besides the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. So far, no arrests have been made in this connection.

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Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.

"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.

"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.

"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.

The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.