Udupi (Karnataka): A BJP worker who was transporing cows in a vehicle was beaten to death by a crowd of cow vigilantes belonging to Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV), Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), in Udupi in Karnataka on Wednesday night.
The BJP worker Praveen Poojary died on the spot and co-worker was seriously injured. They were ferrying two cows in tempo when the self-styled cow protectors attacked them. The goons used sticks and machetes to attack Praveen Poojary and his assistant.
The Udupi police arrested 18 Hindu activists on Thursday. The prime accused, Shrikanth, belongs to Hindu Jagarana Vedike.
The crime has been committed by Hindu militants eleven days after Modi’s sharp criticism against ‘fraudulent gau rakshaks’ in the country.
