Attack on cattle transporters in Sathanur: ‘Violence videos’ go viral; people demand action
Bengaluru: Following an incident late Friday night of a man dying and two others being injured as cow vigilantes attacked cattle transporters in Sathanur, Ramanagara district, the leader of the vigilantes is found to have shared on social media a video of the attack.
Puneeth Kerehalli led the group, calling itself a part of the ‘Rashtra Rakshana Pade’, in the attack on the cattle transporters, who were traveling from Malavalli in Mandya district to Kumangalagere in Tamil Nadu.
A 35-year-old man, identified as Idrish Pasha of Mandya, died in the attack. Syed Zahir (40), who had been traveling in the vehicle, was detained by the police, while a third man is absconding. Pasha’s parents complained to the police, accusing Puneeth of murdering their son.
Now, the matter has come to light that Puneeth, currently on the run, has shared a video of the violent act in Sathanur on social media.
In a second video he shared, the cow vigilante has said, “This is our third act of protection of cows. On our way back, after completing the work in Kanakapura, we halted another vehicle in the Bagalagunte Police Station jurisdiction of Bengaluru.”
Another video clip shared by the group has gone viral on social media. The video is a gory visual of the vigilantes torturing the cattle transporters. The vigilantes are seen tying up the transporters to the vehicles and subjecting them to electric shocks.
Puneeth can also be heard in the video telling the group members, “The police will take no action against them.”
The exact date and place of the incident are yet to be confirmed.
People have reacted strongly to the video clips. Some have also demanded that Puneeth Kerehalli be arrested.
Many social media users have expressed concern, comparing him to the cow vigilante from Rajasthan Monu Manesar, who also shared on social media several video clips of violent acts. The users added that the vigilantes had been collecting money from citizens in the name of cow protection.
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Tirupati laddu row: Samples of Ayodhya Ram temple 'prasad' sent for testing
Ayodhya, Sep 27: The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department on Friday collected samples of 'elaichi daana' or cardamom seeds being distributed as 'prasad' at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple here and sent them for testing, officials said.
The action was taken following a complaint lodged through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), Assistant Food Commissioner Manik Chand Singh said.
Singh said the samples were procured from Haiderganj, where the cardamom seed offerings are prepared and sent to the Jhansi State Laboratory for comprehensive testing and evaluation.
Prakash Gupta, the officer in charge of the Ram Temple trust, revealed that on average, around 80,000 packets of cardamom seeds are distributed daily as a sacred offering.
Amid a row over the alleged presence of animal fat in laddus at the Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh, the chief priest of the Ram temple here on Thursday questioned the purity of ghee being sold nationwide and said 'prasad' should be prepared under the supervision of temple priests only.
