NewsKarnataka-Bantwal
Bantwal: The town police on Wednesday arrested 2 persons accused of assaulting 2 youngsters by a group at Kelaginapete, here on Tuesday night.
A group of men assaulted Lokesh and Kiran D’Souza, residents of Jakribettu, when they were returning home after their duty on Tuesday night. The tense situation prevailed for sometime. Both Lokesh and Kiran were admitted in a private hospital at Mangalore.
The leaders of Hindu organizations set a deadline of Wednesday evening for the police to nab the accused. Accordingly, the police have nabbed 2 suspects in this regard.
SP Shantanu Sinha has interrogated both the suspects, despite pressures from local political leaders.
It was believed that the assault was the result of illegal cattle transport at nearby Navoor on the same evening.