Allegations of cattle transport: Young man assaulted by Bajrang Dal activists in Karkala
Cases registered against 17 people at Karkala Rural Police Station
Karkala: A 30-year-old man was on Tuesday evening assaulted by a group of Bajrang Dal activists. The victim identified as Sujay Devadiga (30), who was working with Sita Ram, a resident of here who was also assaulted by Bajrang Dal activists last month for allegedly transporting cattle.
According to the reports, Sujay was riding on his two-wheeler when 17 people arrived on the car and assaulted him. In his complaint, Sujay has added that they also threatened him for life. Yogish aka Munna, Ravi Acharya, Ashok aka Abhi, Nitin are among 17 people named in the complaint.
Sujay who has sustained injuries in the assault is being treated at Karkala Government Hospital. A case has been registered at Karkala Rural Police Station and investigations are underway.
On July 22, Sitaram Malekdy, a local resident had purchased cattle for dairy farming from his neighbor Babu Poojary. Babu and Sujay had brought the cattle to Sitaram’s house and had tied it in the backyard. On the same evening, Abdul Rahman who had come to purchase goats for Bakri-Eid was intercepted by Bajrang Dal activists.
Later on the same night, more than 50 Bajrang Dal activists gathered outside Sitaram’s house and assaulted him. Sujay had escaped at that time. Sujay’s brother has alleged that the same group of activists attacked Sujay alleging his involvement in the matter.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
