Summary:
Mohammed Sadiq, who lodged a complaint, alleged that vendors were attacked despite having received permission from senior traffic police officials. Soon after the incident, hundreds of men gathered at the police station claiming to be from Dalit’s rights and human rights organisations. Sadiq alleged that Inspector Edwin Pradeep, along with 10 other men, assaulted him, his aide Sathish, and two others with helmets and canes, and dragged them from near the church to a junction near Shivajinagar police station. They staged a sit-in protest and blocked the road in front of the police station. more-inTension prevailed at Shivajinagar traffic police station for some time on Saturday when a large number of people gathered to protest over the alleged assault by traffic police on hawkers who put up stalls around the St.
Mary's Basilica during the St.
Mary’s feast..