Around 50 Bajarang Dal men surrounded the taxi that was hired by the family of Kabeer and assaulted them.
They also threatened to kill them. Abdul Salam, the driver of the taxi Abdul Salam (25), who is nursing an injury on his hands at a hospital in Mangalore, said “I tried to back up my vehicle but a big stone was thrown on the windshield and then the group hit me with sticks.” Mr. Salam has injury on his right eye after he was hit by a splinter.
His two fingers are fractured and there is injury on right elbow.
“Another 100 of them were shouting Bajrang Dal ki Jai'. The four police personnel were mute spectators when this happened,” said B C Shekunhi, Jokatte Gram Panchayat member and close friend of the family.
Family members of Pramod threatened
Meanwhile, sources said family members of Pramod, son of Mahabala who was driving the cattle laden vehicle along with four others were threatened by Sangh Parivar.
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