KARWAR: Tension prevailed in the communally delicate port the town of Honnavar on Thursday after about 150 gau rakshaks chased and attacked two males for allegedly transporting cattle to a slaughterhouse in Bhatkal on Wednesday evening.
Cops who rushed to the spot rescued the duo and took them to a sanatorium in Honnavar, about 490km west of Bengaluru. Sensing trouble, Uttara Kannada district police deployed its team of workers in large numbers in Honnavarto avert a conflict.
The injured — Nurullah Amin Mohammed Zubair Mukhtassar and Gufran, from Bhatkal — are being handled at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal. Police filed a case against 150 unknown individuals on charges of try to homicide and reason behind breach under IPC.
‘Cattle smugglers’ automobiles allowed through checkposts’
The accused in the incident come with Uday Naik, Subraya Gowda, Santosh Shetty, Suraj Naik, Mablu Gowda, Raghu Mesta, Nataraj Shetty and Sudarshan.
Nurul mentioned: “We have been legally transporting cattle from Ankola to Bhatkal (a distance of 95km) on Wednesday evening for a wedding. Suddenly, some other folks in an SUV started chasing us. It was a coordinated assault as a mob of about 150 other folks was looking ahead to us in Honnavar. At Karki checkpoint, they attacked us with iron rods and splinters of soda bottles once we reached town."
Uttara Kannada BJP spokesperson Rajesh Nayak alleged that cattle smugglers’ automobiles are allowed a loose passage through checkposts and till they reach unlawful slaughterhouses in Bhatkal. Honnavar witnessed riots after Paresh Mesta, 18, was found dead in December.
Cops who rushed to the spot rescued the duo and took them to a sanatorium in Honnavar, about 490km west of Bengaluru. Sensing trouble, Uttara Kannada district police deployed its team of workers in large numbers in Honnavarto avert a conflict.
The injured — Nurullah Amin Mohammed Zubair Mukhtassar and Gufran, from Bhatkal — are being handled at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal. Police filed a case against 150 unknown individuals on charges of try to homicide and reason behind breach under IPC.
‘Cattle smugglers’ automobiles allowed through checkposts’
The accused in the incident come with Uday Naik, Subraya Gowda, Santosh Shetty, Suraj Naik, Mablu Gowda, Raghu Mesta, Nataraj Shetty and Sudarshan.
Nurul mentioned: “We have been legally transporting cattle from Ankola to Bhatkal (a distance of 95km) on Wednesday evening for a wedding. Suddenly, some other folks in an SUV started chasing us. It was a coordinated assault as a mob of about 150 other folks was looking ahead to us in Honnavar. At Karki checkpoint, they attacked us with iron rods and splinters of soda bottles once we reached town."
Uttara Kannada BJP spokesperson Rajesh Nayak alleged that cattle smugglers’ automobiles are allowed a loose passage through checkposts and till they reach unlawful slaughterhouses in Bhatkal. Honnavar witnessed riots after Paresh Mesta, 18, was found dead in December.
2 men shifting cattle attacked; Honnavar tense
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