Overview

• Police say members of VHP and Bajrang Dal intercepted a truck near Sri Siddeshwara Temple in Ainapur on September 22 and set it ablaze after claiming it carried about five tonnes of beef.
• Two FIRs were registered, including one under the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act against three suspects over the alleged transport.
• A second case over the torching and assault was filed under arson, robbery and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, naming six suspects.
• Authorities report nine arrests in total, with the main accused in the transport case apprehended in Kalaburagi.
• Fire crews from the Belagavi service and Ugar Sugar Factory arrived after the vehicle was already gutted, and police continue to probe the truck’s route and the mob’s actions.