Bengaluru, Apr 20: As many as 59 people were arrested on Monday for attacking police and health officials at the minority dominated Padarayanapura in the city when they went to quarantine some people, police said.
"Fifty-nine people have been arrested (in Padarayanapura) and have been taken into custody. The people attacked the officials who had gone to quarantine some poeple who were the primary and secondary contacts of three COVID-19 patients," a police officer said.
A large number of people, mostly youth from the minority community poured on to the road on Sunday and thrashed the health workers who had gone to quarantine some people who were the primary and secondary contacts of the health workers.
The officials were allegedly beaten black and blue.
Some local residents who went to the rescue of these officials were also thrashed.
According to police, one among the arrested is a woman by name Firoza who had allegedly instigated the mob to attack the health and police officials.
Subsequently, a large number of police personnel were deployed in the area to avert any untoward incident and to quarantine those who are suspected to be infected with COVID- 19.
Blowing sirens, a strong contingent of policemen carried out a flag march in the area.
The Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao later called on Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and briefed him about the situation in Padayarayanapura.
The violent incident drew angry reactions from various quarters.
Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said an incident like the one at Padayarayanapura will not be tolerated.
"I met Chief Minister and briefed him about the incident. He has told us to act strictly. I have told the same to my officials. We won't tolerate such acts by anyone. We have arrested 59 people. Five FIRs have been registered," the minister told reporters.
Bommai, who visited the area took the senior police officials to task for not being present on the spot when the incident took place.
"Where were you? What were you doing when the incident happened?" he questioned a senior police officer.
"We will demonstrate to the people what is containment zone, what is seal down and what is police action," he said.
Condemning the incident, Health Minister B Srimulu warned those who indulged in such activities.
"The inhuman act of attacking police and health workers in Padarayanapura is highly deplorable. Our government will take appropriate step against those indulging in the attack on health officials and police officials who had gone there to protect them," he tweeted.
BJP's firebrand MP Shobha Karandlaje reacted sharply.
"Seculars attack #CoronaWarriors when they were quarantining the secondary contacts of #Covid19 in Padarayanapura of BLR. While #HealthcareHeroes are working overnight to contain #CoronaPandemic, these morons are assaulting our heroes! Let's not be soft on these anti- nationals!" Karandlaje tweeted.
Meanwhile, the minority leaders called on Congress state president D K Shivakumar to persuade the people of the minority community to assist in identifying the COVID-19 patients or carriers.
Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy too condemned the attack and demanded stringent action against the culprits.
The Congress MLA from the area B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan while condemning the incident, sought to know why the health workers and police officials went to the area late in the night and not in the morning.
"Why did the police and the health workers go in the night when I had told the BBMP Commissioner that I will take them at 10 am?" Khan told reporters.
Defending those who attacked the government officials, Khan said they were uneducated labourers who didn't know what they were doing.
Padarayanapura and Bapuji Nagar were among the first areas to be completely sealed as people were not abiding by the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC.
Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Mr D'Souza claimed that those who attack cattle transporters, also sometimes indulge in cattle trafficking.
Comments
Mr.Bajarangi,Mr.Modi declared 80%of cow vigilantes as hooligans.Hope you know his address so that you can go to his home if you have damm.
It is sad to read some of the above comments. There should not be such low level comments.
Every Hindus are not fake gow rakshakas and every muslims are not cow smugglers.
I request all brothers of DK and Udupi to respect each other and we should live peacefully in our beautiful land.
These cow protectors do not have ba**s.....
@kiran bajarangi nikh popunda maga
Kiran Bajrangi ..... I know that is your DNA... Not a surprise ... Barking dogs do not bite .... There is no need of my address,, Give your address I will come to your home, to make your job easy....
@ kiran bajarangii
u people are good for these type of work only,
naam patha dehta tho thu ayenga kya .. u wil come wen liquer enter ur stomach... dar pok thuu be
We can feel the frustration in Kiran bajarangi's comments. Calm Down Bajarangi. Before you attack Slaughter house please make sure that no one from your group work their as a KASAI.
Kiran Bajrangi,
Gidad ki jab maut aati hai to wo sheher ki taraf baghta hai. Bajrangi Kasai khane ki taraf.
All these self styled gau rakshaks are un employed, uncultured goons
And they always attack one person in a group of 30-50 people... bcos they actually dont have guts to attack in small numbers for fear of their life ...
Congress is in power. Yet they can't take action against cow terrors.??? They are only limited to issuing press release and petitions, then who is controlling the govt.administrations??? CongRSS or BJP..??
Kya hum bewakoof hain..??
Mr.SK pura naam patha bejo darr pok, will come to your home and beat u.
@ Kiran Bajarani Bhaijan,
What a JOKE. We would like to see you in Slaughter House. Sharan Pumpwel please bring your Ambulance not the ARMY to protect your Bajarangis. All the Best. Abb ayega real Maza
abey saaley me dikatha hoon kithna dum he bolke samne ake dekho kuthe.
Kiran Bajrangi......Pls go ahead ....all the BEST.....let us see, who is your real MATHA....
KIran thumare gaand me dum hai tho slaughter house ko attack karkre dikana. Your 10 people attack a single person.
thanks for the information ivan, Next time we will directly attack slaughter houses.
Ivan at his best, agree this is what happening in india,
mainly this bajrangis are eating 90% of beef in india,
all beef business contact should be given to bajrangdal, then they will be happy.
yahh rightly said MLA saab 'Cows ‘rescued’ by vigilantes in coastal Karnataka end up in slaughterhouses'
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