Ajjampura Police in Chikkamagaluru district stopped the office-bearers of Sri Rama Sene, who were on the way to take part in Datta Jayanthi in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday, and took them to custody.
The police stopped Raju Khannappanavar, the state secretary of Sri Rama Sene, and four of his associates at the check-post at Bukkambudi in Ajjampura taluk. The police took them into custody and sent them back to Gadag, from where they had travelled to Chikkamagaluru.
Sri Rama Sene activists had announced that they would hold Datta Jayanthi at Nagenahalli, where a dargah is located. Following their statement, Chikkamagaluru district administration clamped prohibitory orders at Nagenahalli and also restricted the entry of Sri Rama Sene leaders to the district.
