Chikkamagaluru policemen continued their dharna demanding legal action against advocates who allegedly assaulted policemen until early in the morning on Sunday. They began their protest late Saturday evening after learning that a police constable accused of assaulting an advocate was being arrested. A few policemen also set their lathis ablaze as a mark of protest.
Many policemen, their family members, and several members of the public joined the protest at Hanumanthappa Circle in the city. They raised slogans demanding justice and the arrest of the advocates who allegedly assaulted the police on November 30.
The policemen alleged that the senior police officers booked the case only against the police for assaulting an advocate but not against him, who slapped a police constable inside Chikkamagaluru Town Police Station.
