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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BJP's main agenda is to keep minorities in fear, alleges Stalin
Chennai (PTI): DMK President M K Stalin has alleged that the BJP's main agenda is to keep the minorities in fear, and everyone is aware of what is happening in the states governed by the saffron party.
Stalin further alleged that Muslims continued to be subjected to attacks.
"Now, a situation has arisen where even Christmas could not be celebrated peacefully. Christians are being targeted. The entire country is a witness to what is happening in Manipur. The BJP's plan of action is that a state of insecurity for minorities should spread like a wildfire across the country," he told PTI in an interview.
That was why it first enacted the CAA, and the next was an amendment to the Waqf law, and now it is "desperate" to amend the FCRA, he alleged, and lashed out at AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami.
"Palaniswami, who supports all these three amendments and has formed an alliance with the BJP, does not have any concern for the welfare of minorities. However, the DMK is always firm in its commitment to ensure that India must always be a secular state; that people belonging to all religions must be equally respected and that the Constitutional safeguards conferred on minorities must be upheld. If any of these is threatened, the DMK will be the first party to raise its voice against it," he said.
Denying that the BJP made the minorities feel insecure, BJP state vice president M Chakravarthy said the chief minister was making the allegation due to the "fear that the Christian and Dalit votes would go to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor-politician Vijay."
He was depicting the BJP as a bogeyman in an attempt to create unnecessary apprehension among the minorities, the BJP leader told PTI.
On FCRA, Chakravarthy asked, "What's wrong with ensuring accountability in the use of funds?"
