Representative image for Anna Bhagya rice.
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Bengaluru: Workers from the Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) party were allegedly attacked while attempting to check illegal smuggling of rice provided under the state government's Anna Bhagya Scheme.
According to the FIR registered on December 18, the incident occurred on December 17 between 7.30 pm and 11.55 pm.
The case was registered following a complaint by Syed Parveez from JP Nagar, a KRS party worker.
Parveez alleged in his complaint that the the KRS party workers were attacked near Yelachenahalli when they went to inspect the offence and informed the police.
Parveez claimed that Aleem was a Congress party worker and was involved in the offence, as per the FIR.
The FIR has named Aleem, Fayaz, Nayaz, and Sohel as the accused. A police official said that an investigation was underway.