Mangaluru : Two persons were thrashed by two activists of Bajrang Dal for allegedly illegally transporting two buffaloes at Jarigekatte Junction at Mundkur village coming under Karkala Rural Police Station limits in Udupi district on Thursday.

According to the police, two Bajrang Dal activists stopped a van which was carrying two buffaloes at Jarigekatte Junction at around 8 a.m. on Thursday. They beat the two persons, Rajesh Mendonca and Sadhu Poojary, who were transporting the two buffaloes in the van.

Meanwhile, Sub-Inspector of Police Karkala Rural Police Station who also got information about this, rushed to the spot and raided the van. Since Rajesh Mendonca had been assaulted, he was taken to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Sadhu Poojary had managed to escape.

The police seized the two buffaloes which had been kept tied in the van along with the vehicle. A case had been registered against the two persons in the van under sections 8, 9 and 11 of Karnataka Cow Slaughter Prevention Act and Section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Meanwhile, in a counter case filed at the police station, Rajesh Mendonca has stated that he was transporting the two buffaloes in the van from the house of Sadhu Poojary at Renjal village in Karkala taluk, which were to be given to a person, Chandrahasa Shetty, at Punaroor village near Mulki in Dakshina Kannada district, for rearing them.

But when the van reached Jarigekatte Junction, the two activists, Sandeep and Ramesh, stopped the vehicle.

They beat him and Sadhu Poojary, who was with him, with their hands. He suffered an injury in his head. But in the melee, Sadhu Poojary managed to escape.

A case has been registered under Sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code.

K.T. Balakrishna, Superintendent of Police, told The Hindu that the police had arrested both Sandeep and Ramesh and produced them before court which granted them bail.

Meanwhile, Rajesh Mendonca, who was later arrested, was produced before court which remanded in judicial custody, he said.