Haveri: 20 held for attack on RSS workers

Haveri (KTK): The police on Wednesday said they have arrested 20 people who allegedly attacked Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers at Rattihalli in the district.

The RSS workers were inspecting a spot for the marchpast on October 14.

According to sources, there is a training camp for the RSS going on in the town.

On Tuesday, three of the workers were going in a car when they had an altercation with some youths standing in the middle of the road. The youths chased them and attacked them with stones. Based on a complaint from the RSS men, the police arrested the 20. Following the incident, security has been beefed up in the town.