Shivamogga: Tension gripped in Karnataka Chief Minister, B S Yediyurappa's hometown after miscreants attacked Bajrang Dal district co-convenor Nagesh on Thursday morning.
At least four men armed with lethal weapons allegedly attacked Nagesh while he was going to park his bike while going for morning walk. The police as a precautionary measure, clamped three-day prohibitory orders and curfew orders in five police station limits as this attack has led to clashes between two communities in several places.
After the attack, stone-pelting incidents were recorded and in these attacks, at least a dozen persons were injured and several vehicles parked alongside roads in various localities were damaged. Shivamogga Lok Sabha Member of Parliament and Yediyurappa's elder son, B Y Raghvendra visited Meggon Hospital, where Nagesh is admitted critically.