Pro-Kannada Group Assaults GBA Engineers in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, a group called Karnataka Sene, which supports the Kannada language, attacked engineers who were clearing footpaths.

The engineers were from the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and were doing their job to clear the footpaths.

The group's leader, Basavaraj Padukone, and his men slapped and hit the engineers with a helmet and a plastic chair.

They also sprayed pepper spray on the engineers and the drivers of an earthmover and a tractor.

The engineers and drivers were taken to the hospital.

The police have arrested seven people and are looking for Basavaraj Padukone.

The minister in charge of Bengaluru's development has told the police to take strict action against Basavaraj.