2 arrested for thrashing Dalit man for allegedly touching upper caste man's bike in Karnataka
Vijayapura: A Dalit man was stripped and thrashed by a group of people in this district in Karnataka for allegedly touching the motorbike of another community member, police said on Monday.
As a video of the incident went viral on social media, a counter-complaint was lodged, claiming he was assaulted for teasing two girls of Minajagi village, a police official said.
Two people had been arrested and further investigation was on into both complaints, District Superintendent of Police Anupam Agrawal said.
The video showed a group of people stripping the man and beating him up with sticks.
According to District Superintendent of Police Anupam Agrawal, there were two versions of the incident that occurred on Saturday.
The man's father lodged a complaint claiming his son was beaten up for touching the bike of a man belonging to another community.
But, the attackers in their counter-complaint alleged the man teased two girls who went to fetch water from a tap near a pond and flashed his private parts to them, he said.
As the girls started shouting, two youths standing nearby chased and held him. Later they took him to the main road where others joined and beat him up.
A case had been registered against 13 people and two of them arrested, Agrawal said adding further investigations were on.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
