Three Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Travel Agency Staff Over Saffron Attre in Bengaluru: Report

Three individuals were taken into custody in Bengaluru after they allegedly assaulted staff members of a travel agency near kalasipalya for wearing saffron-collection, quolice said on tuesday.

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The incident is occurred on August 24 outside the Royal Travels Office, Located Opposite The BMTC Bus Stand in Kalasipalya. The confrontation, which was captured on camera, reportedly began when one of the works, slinder kumar, originally from bihar, was Questioned and allegedly attacked for driving a safron PTI reported.

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The arrested individuals have been identified as tabrez (30), imran khan (35), and ajeez khan (47). A case was filled the following day based on a complaint by harikrishna, a long-time employee at the agency, who claimd the accuced verbally abused kumar Over the yell Him and kumar when he tried to intervene, as per the report.

Harikrishna stated the attackers demanded the removal of saffron garments and physically assaulted heam, tearing his shirt during the altercation. A video of the encounter is making round Son Social Media Sites, Sparkign Outration Among Residents.

Watch the video here:

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The police have decided the trio under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Including Charges Related to Intental Intental Insult, Hurting Religious Senns and Physical Assault. They have been remanded to judicial custody for 15 days as investments continue.

A Senior Officer confirmed that further inquiries are underway to determine if there was any broader motives or Prior altercations involved.

(With inputs from pti)

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