Bengaluru, Feb 1: The police have arrested two miscreants belonging to a saffron outfit after they threatened students in the city who were protesting the firing incident near Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia, telling them they would meet the same fate as the injured student.
Saffron extremist Gopal Sharma had opened fire at students protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act near the Delhi varsity on Thursday, injuring one.
The Bengaluru incident took place at Maurya Circle, where the nightlong demonstration against the Jamia firing and CAA began around 7.30pm. By 11pm, the number of protesters reduced to 30 but the group decided to stay back after getting the news of another alleged attack on women and Jamia students by Delhi police.
According to Adrian, a student who was at the scene, the small group of protesters stayed within a barricaded area on the road, chanting slogans, singing patriotic songs and playing music. “While we were raising anti-CAA slogans, two men from among us began shouting pro-CAA slogans. The duo was unknown and when we looked at them, they quietly moved away,” said Adrian, adding they were drunk and returned after a few minutes.
Saqib Idrees, another student protester, said the duo began to issue verbal threats. “They threatened us in Kannada that they would repeat the Jamia incident in Bengaluru,” said Saqib, adding the duo also taunted them saying ‘it’s not CAA down down, but you all will be brought down’.
When the students questioned the miscreants, cops stationed at the spot detained the duo. “Police were very cooperative. Almost 20 personnel were with us till 5am,” said Saqib.
Meanwhile, a friend of the duo watched the drama from a distance and approached the protesters to apologise on their behalf. “He said they belonged to the working class and FIRs would destroy their lives. He apologised to us and we decided to let the matter go. After all, we are Gandhians,” added Saqib.
Adrian said though the two men were drunk, their threats exposed their ideology. After the duo was detained, the students continued their protest till 5am and dispersed after singing the national anthem.
According to High Grounds police, the men are bank employees and were detained for disturbing the protesters at Maurya Junction. “They are from Andhra Pradesh and work in a PSU bank in the city. One of them is set to get married in February. He had thrown a party for his other friends for the same reason. The duo was drunk when confronted by the protesters. We booked a case of public nuisance and let them off after a warning,” police said.
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mande ijjandina marler naklu.... this cows issue came into highlights sine last 10-12 years, where were this RSS chaddis before that.... they dont have problem with eating cow, this people using cow as political issue for their personal gain....
If the cow is god y dont cow punish thm who done this
if we say in simple word if anyone brith and death he is not god and in this world no there who dont hve death everyone hve to face the death how come they are god even simple logic this ppl cant understand
Legalize beef everything is gonna right. Dakshina kannada and udipi police dpt. fit for perform duty as gowrakshak. Police from Goa and other states ruled by bjp are deprived from this opportunity.
It happens only in India......
In Europe, America, China, Japan, par Eastern countries.....millions of them used for lunch and dinner....don't you think they too are Gods for you....why don't you go and protest in front of United Nation to enact a law to stop it.....it require a lot of guts which you don't have it and all balls too....
India will not develop, it will remain like this forever....small thinking mind and heart....
Believe me it is not a fucking God at all.....
brutal assaults required on cattle thieves.
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