Belagavi shop attack: Day after police broker truce, shop owner’s bike hit by vehicle

 

Belagavi: Nearly a fortnight after a chicken shop was ransacked for staying open during a temple festival, its owner sustained injuries in a hit-and-run case near Halaga here on Wednesday.

The shop owner Hasan Sab fractured his leg while his wife Afsana, who was riding pillion sustained minor injuries after a vehicle rammed into their bike from the rear.

In a complaint lodged with the police, Hasan raised suspicion that the accident was pre-planned and was linked to the shop attack incident.

Notably, the accident took place a day after the police brokered a truce between Hasan and the accused in the shop attack case.

Belagavi north traffic police have registered a hit-and-run case. Efforts are underway to identify the vehicle that rammed the bike after examining CCTV footage from nearby the accident spot, an official said.