4 villagers had been arrested in Karnataka’s Belagavi district on Monday for allegedly tying Sri Rama Sene members to a pole and thrashing them after they intercepted a automobile transporting cows and later barged into the house of the cattle’s proprietor, the police stated.
On June 26, the Sri Rama Sene activists intercepted a automobile transporting cows in Ingali village close to Hukkeri, alleging that the animals had been being illegally taken for slaughter. They took the motive force to the police station and alleged the cows had been headed to a slaughterhouse.
Nevertheless, the motive force insisted the cattle had been being transported for dairy or taming functions. Additional, he alleged the Sri Rama Sene activists tried to extort cash from him by making false accusations.
The cows had been then shifted to a cow shelter in Ingali.
On June 28, Sri Rama Sene activists allegedly barged into the home of Babasab Ramjan Multani, the proprietor of the cows, after he introduced the cattle again from the cow shelter.
A police officer stated there have been solely ladies on the home on the time and that the Sri Rama Sene males had been attacked as they had been initially mistaken for thieves.
On June 29, Sri Rama Sene chief Vithal Gaddi alleged 5 of their activists had been attacked after they tried to forestall unlawful cattle transportation and that the police didn’t take any motion towards the assailants.
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Nevertheless, Belagavi SP Bhimashankar Guled stated on Monday that 4 males who assaulted Sri Rama Sene activists had been arrested.
When the Sri Rama Sene activists took Multani’s automobile to the Hukkeri police station, he offered paperwork stating that the cows had been getting used for farming and to not be despatched to a slaughterhouse. However when Sri Rama Sene activists barged into Multani’s home, they had been attacked by villagers together with Hindus and Muslims, in response to the police.
The Sri Rama Sene activists didn’t file any grievance however alleged the police didn’t settle for their grievance. “We’ve sufficient proof to show that they selected to not file a grievance. Now, we have now taken up a suo motu case and arrested 4 individuals,” the police officer added.
“Whereas Sri Rama Sene activists broke the legislation by barging right into a home with out permission, some villagers did the identical by assaulting them. The victims don’t appear to be harmless. One in every of them is a rowdy-sheeter and is underneath externment. Some individuals are misusing the names of the organisation,” he stated.