Bhadravati police have arrested seven persons, said to be Bajrang Dal activists, in connection with two incidents of assault over halal meat. The accused allegedly assaulted a customer in a hotel for having halal food, and, in another incident, insisted that a chicken stall owner sell only non-halal meat.
The arrested persons are Vadivelu, 37, of Hosamane in Bhadravati; Savayi Singh, 32, Sriramanagar; Ramu, 30, Hosamane; Sanjay, 23, Old Town; Srikanth, 25, Gandhi Nagar; Lokesh, 29, Hosmane; and Manjunath, 25, Jedikatte. All of them reside in and around Bhadravati.
The accused allegedly entered Janata Hotel on B.H. Road in Old Town of Bhadravati on March 30 and assaulted a customer who was having halal food. They insisted that he should have only non-halal food.
