<p>Police have arrested two persons and have filed cases against six persons in connection with the assault on and nude procession of a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste at Kabbekatte village near here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The victim is S Prathap, 38, a native of Shyanadrahalli in the taluk. He is a resident of Mysuru city.</p>.<p>He is currently being treated at a hospital in Mysuru.</p>.<p>The incident is said to have occurred on June 3. A videoclip of Prathap being taken in a procession nude had gone viral on the social media on Monday. Prathap’s cousin Kantharaju lodged a police complaint on Tuesday (June 11) in Gundlupet town.</p>.<p>The arrested are Shivappa and Puttaswamy, priests of Shaneshwara temple in the village. The other accused - Basavaraju, Manickya, Sathish and Murthy - are at large. Cases have been filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.</p>.<p>SP Dharmendra Kumar Meena said Prathap’s father had produced a medical certificate, claiming that Prathap was suffering from a psychological problem.</p>.<p>Swamygowda, president of Shaneshwara Temple Management Board, had lodged a complaint with Gundlupet Police on June 7 against Prathap, alleging that he had damaged the idols at two temples on June 3.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, Prathap was nude when he was at the temple and when the villagers tried to cover him, he assaulted and pushed them.</p>.<p>“It was then, that they tied his hands and legs, made him sit and alerted the police. Prathap’s father had pleaded not to lodge a complaint and promised to bear the damage expenses. Hence, we did not lodge a complaint immediately,” Swamygowda said.</p>
<p>Police have arrested two persons and have filed cases against six persons in connection with the assault on and nude procession of a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste at Kabbekatte village near here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The victim is S Prathap, 38, a native of Shyanadrahalli in the taluk. He is a resident of Mysuru city.</p>.<p>He is currently being treated at a hospital in Mysuru.</p>.<p>The incident is said to have occurred on June 3. A videoclip of Prathap being taken in a procession nude had gone viral on the social media on Monday. Prathap’s cousin Kantharaju lodged a police complaint on Tuesday (June 11) in Gundlupet town.</p>.<p>The arrested are Shivappa and Puttaswamy, priests of Shaneshwara temple in the village. The other accused - Basavaraju, Manickya, Sathish and Murthy - are at large. Cases have been filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.</p>.<p>SP Dharmendra Kumar Meena said Prathap’s father had produced a medical certificate, claiming that Prathap was suffering from a psychological problem.</p>.<p>Swamygowda, president of Shaneshwara Temple Management Board, had lodged a complaint with Gundlupet Police on June 7 against Prathap, alleging that he had damaged the idols at two temples on June 3.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, Prathap was nude when he was at the temple and when the villagers tried to cover him, he assaulted and pushed them.</p>.<p>“It was then, that they tied his hands and legs, made him sit and alerted the police. Prathap’s father had pleaded not to lodge a complaint and promised to bear the damage expenses. Hence, we did not lodge a complaint immediately,” Swamygowda said.</p>
