Dakshina Kannada: Two persons have been arrested in connection with a “moral policing” case with a journalist at a restaurant in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Monday, July 31.
The arrested persons are identified as 37-year-old Chetan, a resident of Kotekaru, and 43-year-old Naveen, a resident of Yeyyadi.
The incident had taken place in Kavoor police station limits.
Police said that private website reporter Abhijit had filed a police complaint in this regard.
As per the complaint, Abhijith had gone to a restaurant with a female friend on July 28.
The accused came up and questioned Abhijit on his religious identity and why what was he doing with a Hindu girl. They had assumed Abhijit to be a Muslim and attempted to assault him.
The reporter then later filed an FIR regarding the incident.
This post was last modified on July 31, 2023 8:30 pm