Mangalore, Apr 22: Cow dung was launched on the face of Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, district president of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) by two criminals on Tuesday April 22.
Bakrabail had just finished addressing a press meet at Hotel Woodlands on the issue of cattle trader Kabeer’s death at the hands of ANF personnel in Sringeri, the incident occurred soon after he came out from the press meet when two persons came to him and threw cow dung on his face.
The criminals escaped immediately, but the KKSV members, chased the criminals and managed to catch one of them.
The accused identified himself as Harish. The motive behind the act, or whether the act was instigated by someone else, is not yet known.
Bunder police arrived at the spot and took Harish into their custody.
