Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Jun 5: In an incident which occurred late night on Thursday June 2 at Gadiyara village in the taluk, a fish vendor from Sakleshpur reportedly was subjected to immoral rowdyism by activists of Sangh Parivar outfits.
As per reports, 45-year-old Munna had left Sakleshpur on Thursday night to buy stock of fish from Mangaluru. Munna works as driver for a vehicle belonging to Monu Kaka from Sakleshpur, who deals in fish. He was accompanied by Monu Kaka's son, Tasleem. At Gadiyara, their vehicle came in contact with a vehicle ahead after the driver briefly lost control. Reportedly, five Sangh Parivar activists dragged them out of the vehicle and indiscriminately hit them from 12 am to 3 am with rods, clubs etc inhumanly. The victims said that when the attackers tried to pour petrol on them and set them on fire, some passersby came to their rescue. The attackers also are said to have robbed Rs 25,000 cash they were having with them.
Munna is being treated in a hospital. There was confusion about jurisdiction between Puttur and Vittal police stations, after which Vittal police registered the case at around 10 pm on Friday.
Munna was shifted from Puttur hospital to a hospital at Sakleshpur after preliminary treatment.