Report by Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SN/SP)

Bantwal, Mar 9: A case was filed against four miscreants for pelting stones and cool drink bottles into the moving car of a Hindu activist late night on Sunday March 8.

Surendra Bantwal, the Hindu activist who was moving towards Bantwal Kelaginapete in the car, was allegedly intercepted by the miscreants, who reportedly damaged the car. The activist who was inside the car shielded himself from being injured.

Surendra later took the initiative to file a complaint against the miscreants, duly identifying the miscreants as Ubaidulla, Abdul Rahiman, Sanaulla and Iqbal, at Bantwal police station in relation to the said incident.

Subrahmanyeshwar Rao, district superintendent of police visited the spot in the morning on Monday March 9.

In the wake of the above incident, shops and establishments remained closed in the morning and tension prevailed all over the town.

Nanjunde Gowda, circle inspector and Madhav Koodlu, town sub-inspector have beefed up security in and around the town in order to control the situation and as a precaution against disturbances, in view of the scheduled celebration of Eid -Milad in the town on Tuesday.