Illustration by Rahul AwasthiFive Bajrang Dal activists have been arrested for vandalising a street food stall after accusing the two women who ran it of cooking and selling beef, which is not illegal in Karnataka. On January 31, a group of Bajrang Dal activists allegedly threw away the food and utensils, knocked down a gas cylinder and set fire to the shack. Hassan police have confirmed arresting local Bajrang Dal activists Karthik, Deepu, Pratap, Raghu and a purported minor, whose name has been withheld in keeping with the law, on Wednesday evening. Karthik heads a local unit of the Bajrang Dal, which wields considerable sway in the area. Seven Bajrang Dal activists were arrested in June last year in connection with the murder of a cattle trader, Hussainabba.

Source: The Telegraph February 07, 2019 20:48 UTC