Police, on Friday, nabbed seven workers of Bajrang Dal on charges of asking people not to buy halal meat and assaulting a man in front of meat shops run by Muslims. Later, they were out on bail.
A group of Bajrang Dal workers launched a campaign against halal meat on March 30 near a hotel on BH road in the town asking people not to consume halal meat. This had led to verbal duel between the workers and the shop vendor. Following a complaint by a vendor, police nabbed them.
Speaking to DH, Superintendent of Police B M Laxmi Prasad said,a case had been registered against Vadivelu, Sawai, Venkatesh, Gundappa, Srikanth, Sanju, Manju. He also made it clear that there was no attack.
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