Nelyadi: Woman alleges assault by Banjrang Dal while taking her calf back home, video viral
Uppinangady: In a video that has gone viral on social media, a Mannagundi Nelyadi woman resident has accused the BJP and Bajrang Dal gang of assaulting her and her employee three days ago while they were taking home a female calf belonging to the woman after the day’s grazing. Reportedly, the victimized woman is seen crying in the video detailing the physical assault inflicted on her by the BJP and Bajrang Dal gang.
The woman who was assaulted and victimized in the incident is receiving treatment in a private hospital at Nelyadi. She has reportedly demanded that the police help her obtain justice in the case.
Incident Detail: The woman, who is a resident of Mannagundi had been running a small shop at Parishanthi and as part of her daily routine, every morning she used to bring her female calf for grazing and tie it close to her shop. On April 27, as per usual, she had opened shop while her calf grazed close to her shop, it is learned. At the end of the day, after closing shop around 7.30 pm, the man she had employed known as Kumar was taking the calf back to her residence when a gang of 10 BJP and Bajrang Dal men arrived in a Bolero and another accompanying car and stopped him accusing, “You are taking the calf for slaughter” and began assaulting Kumar. When the woman learned of the matter, she immediately arrived at the spot and she was attacked by the gang who verbally abused her, tore her clothes, assaulted her, and snatched the Mangalsutra on her neck, the victimized woman said in the video.
“After sustaining injuries, I admitted myself to a private hospital. From the gang who assaulted me, I have already mentioned the name of Kokkada’s Mahesh to the police. Despite this, no case has been registered”, the victimized woman accused.
FIR will be registered, then an investigation will be undertaken: Kumar Kamble
The Sub Inspector at the Uppinangady Police station Kumar Kamble responded to the incident and said, “The woman who is making allegations of assault by a gang had refused to file an FIR while giving a statement earlier. And investigations have revealed that during the time of the assault, this woman was not at the site. Now, the video of that woman speaking about the incident has become viral. Therefore, her statement will be recorded once again and an FIR will be registered, investigations will be undertaken. If during investigations it is found that there is no truth to the allegations and the woman has given a false complaint, a case will also be registered against her”, he said.
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Conspiracy afoot to 'tarnish' image of Dharmasthala: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Aug 14 (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said there was a “conspiracy” to tarnish the image of Dharmasthala.
His comments come amid an ongoing investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into serious allegations of mass burials in the revered temple town in Dakshina Kannada district.
“A conspiracy is being hatched to destroy hundreds of years of legacy. It is not correct to tarnish someone just like that. It has all happened due to one complainant,” he said.
Noting that some Congress MLAs have called for action against those involved in the slander campaign at the legislature party meeting, he said, “ I have told them that action must be taken against those who are indulging in a slander campaign. The CM has also said that action must be taken against such people.”
“I have information on this case. Religious feelings should not be hurt in any manner. Culprits must be punished,” he told reporters, according to a release from his office.
Responding to a question, Shivakumar said the Congress party will not allow the image of any religious place to be tarnished.
“We see everyone equally when it comes to religion,” he added.
The SIT, formed by the state government, is probing claims of mass murder, rape, and mass burials in Dharmasthala over the past two decades.
The complainant, a former sanitation worker whose identity has not been revealed, alleged that between 1995 and 2014 he was forced to handle bodies—including women and minors—and that some showed signs of sexual assault. He has given a statement before a magistrate.
As part of the probe, the SIT has been conducting exhumations at multiple locations identified by the complainant-witness in the forested areas along the banks of the Netravathi River in Dharmasthala, where some skeletal remains have been found at two sites so far.
