Jewelry shop staff assault case: 4 arrested

Mangaluru: Four people have been arrested by the city police for allegedly assaulting a youth on December 6 who befriended a girl belonging to another community.

The arrested have been identified as Chethan Kumar (39), Prakash (34), Shibin Padikal (36), and Ganesh (35).

On December 6, a group of right-wing activists entered a jewelry shop and allegedly assaulted a Muslim youth, who worked in the shop.

They assaulted the youth for befriending a Hindu girl who works in the same shop.

The boy had complained of assault and rioting. However, the mother of the girl had accused the boy of abusing her and threatening her with dire consequences and the jewelry shop had complained of trespass and rioting.

 

(With ANI inputs)