Hindutva Activists Booked for Assault on Two Men Near Bengaluru

Overview

• A group of Hindutva activists entered a labourers' colony in Chokkanahalli and, on July 16, allegedly checked documents, assaulted two men and recorded the episode that circulated on social media.
• Bengaluru district police have registered an assault case and said an investigation is under way while the identities of the accused activists have not been released.
• The two detained men, named in reports as Bilal and Rafi, were taken into custody and handed to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office for verification and possible deportation if they are found to be in India illegally.
• Activists told police they found phone contacts for certain police personnel on the detained men’s phones and alleged undocumented migrants paid ‘protection money,’ prompting senior officers to order a departmental inquiry.
• Investigations now run on three tracks — the criminal assault probe, FRRO immigration checks and the police departmental inquiry — and outcomes could include deportation or disciplinary action depending on findings.