Hijab controversy: 4 cases over violent protests in Shivamogga
The Hindu
Four people suffered injuries and a police vehicle was damaged
Shivamogga police have registered four cases with regard to incidents of stone-pelting and assault during the protests over hijab-saffron shawl row in the city on February 8. Four people were injured and a police vehicle was damaged during the protests.
Two students of Government First Grade College at Bapuji Nagar in Shivamogga suffered injuries during stone-pelting around 10.30 a.m. Kote police have registered the case on the charges of unlawful assembly and rioting, among others, against unknown persons. A construction worker, who resides in Basavanagudi, was assaulted by a group of 40 people near the college while he was on his way back home around 2 p.m. The accused scolded him and hit him. Based on his complaint, the police registered a case.
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