Bedsheet salesmen beaten in Mangaluru, 6 arrested

Bellare police have arrested six people in connection with thrashing of two door-to-door salesmen selling bedsheets, at Bedraje in Kaniyoor of Kadaba taluk. SP Rishikesh Sonawane named the convicts as Punith, Raju, Prasad, Kishore, Bhavith and Ranjith.

In a complaint, victims Rafiq and Ramizuddin had alleged that there was an argument over buying bedsheets at a house in Kadaba taluk. While travelling towards Kaniyoor, a group of people arrived in a pick up vehicle, stopped the car in Bedraje and began to abuse and beat the salesmen with sticks and iron rods. The police had booked a case against the unknown persons under various sections of the IPC on October 20.

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In the same incident, the police had also booked a case against victims of assault Rafiq and Ramizuddin for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman while selling bedsheets. The SP said both are in hospital and are under police guard.