Mangaluru : The Kavoor Police have arrested three persons on the charge of assaulting a 30-year-old construction labourer who reportedly sexually assaulted a cow. The three are also accused of posting videos of the incidents on social media.

The police have given the names of the arrested as Abhi, Sushanth and Prajwal, all aged between 25 and 30, from Kunjathbail.

A case has been registered against the three for assault and for distributing videos.

The police have also registered a case against the construction labourer, Mohammed Ansari, under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Ansari is at large now.

According to the police, three videos were posted on social media on Thursday morning. While the first one shows Ansari’s sexual assault on the cow, the second shows three persons entering the place. The last video shows three persons interrogating Ansari and assaulting him. It also shows the three making him bow down at the feet of the cow even as the latter flees.

The Kavoor Police said that they are trying to trace Ansari who is said to have fled here for his native Jharkhand.