<p>Tempers rose and a scuffle followed as the aides of Halappa allegedly tried to push camerapersons who sought to take some shots of the former minister arriving at the hospital under police security.<br /><br />The window panes of the hospital were also broken during the melee. Some persons suffered minor injuries, one of the injured journalists said.<br /><br />Halappa was arrested in Shimoga on May 9 after his friend's wife alleged he had raped her. He was admitted to a local hospital after he complained of chest pain and shifted to the state-run Victoria Hospital following permission by a local court to do so for further treatment. <br /></p>
<p>Tempers rose and a scuffle followed as the aides of Halappa allegedly tried to push camerapersons who sought to take some shots of the former minister arriving at the hospital under police security.<br /><br />The window panes of the hospital were also broken during the melee. Some persons suffered minor injuries, one of the injured journalists said.<br /><br />Halappa was arrested in Shimoga on May 9 after his friend's wife alleged he had raped her. He was admitted to a local hospital after he complained of chest pain and shifted to the state-run Victoria Hospital following permission by a local court to do so for further treatment. <br /></p>