Mumbai (AsiaNews) - A group of Hindu radicals have attacked and severely beaten by two men in Bantwal, in Karnataka, who are now hospitalized in critical condition. The attack took place yesterday morning. The victims, identified as Basheer and Siddiq, were transporting livestock - perhaps illegally - when they were assailed by seven men in a car and on motorcycles.
Soon after, five more people blocked the road. Panicking, the driver lost control of the truck. The man managed to escape, but not Basheer and Siddiq. The attackers - about 20, belonging to the Sangh Parivar - dragged them out of the vehicle and beat the two, armed with sticks and knives. After beating them unconscious the mob abandoned them on the roadside to die.
The victims were admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore. Alerted, the police confiscated a motorcycle and arrested one person, but is still on the trail of the other attackers. A complaint has been lodged against the group.
