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.