Daijiworld Media Network - Moodbidri (SP)

Moodbidri, Nov 17: Muhammed Sakir from Beluvai near here has accused police of acting under the instance of Bajrang Dal in raiding his house at midnight along with some activists of the Dal, and taking away a calf belonging to him that was tethered inside the compound, alleging that it had been brought by him from elsewhere.

Addressing a press conference at the Press Club here on Wednesday November 16, Shakir said he lives with his mother, wife and three children, and runs a hotel at Beluvai. "To ensure that unused food of the hotel does not go waste, I had bought a calf from Jeremy D'Souza from Beluvai eight months back. On the midnight of Sunday, police from here, accompanied by ten Bajrang Dal activists including Srinath, Bhaskar Acharya, Chetan Jain, Jagga and Prasad, barged into my home. Accusing me of keeping beef in the house, they searched everywhere. After they failed to get anything objectionable, they took away the calf, accusing me of bringing it from elsewhere," he explained.

He lamented the fact that under pressure from Bajrang Dal activists, he is being projected as a law breaker, although he was not involved with any incidents of cow theft or selling of beef. He said that children and women of his household had turned panicky after seeing police entering the house at midnight, adding that his 65-year-old mother is still recovering from this shock.

"In a false complaint made to the police, I have been accused of selling beef. Bajrang Dal activists made use of police personnel to stop me from running hotel. As CCTV cameras have been fitted in the hotel, they chose to visit my home to trouble me. I have already complained to the city police commissioner, Mangaluru, about this incident," Shakir added.