Image used for representation
| Photo Credit: The Hindu
The police arrested two men for allegedly assaulting a Dalit lawyer at Nagaral village in Shorapur taluk of Yadgir district on Saturday.
According to the police, they arrested Mallayya Hulkal and Arjun Divadi after a complaint was registered by Durgappa Hosani, a Dalit lawyer, alleging that the accused assaulted him and insulted him. The complainant further said that they also assaulted another person who tried to protect the lawyer.
A video of the incident was widely circulated on social media, and the public demanded immediate action.
The Shorapur police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Published – June 22, 2025 07:18 am IST