Belagavi, Feb. 25 -- Karnataka Rakshana Vedike leaders and workers held protest on Tuesday over ongoing tensions between pro-Kannada and Pro-Marathi groups in Belagavi.

A KSRTC bus conductor was beaten up in Belagavi on February 22 allegedly for not speaking in Marathi.

DCP Belagavi, Rohan Jagadeesh said, "Praveen Shetty (Leader of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike) has been taken under preventive custody to maintain law and order and in the public interest. The protest was being held in the middle of a busy road."

Earlier on Monday Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy visited Belagavi BIMS Hospital and enquired about the health of Mahadevappa Hukkeri, the bus conductor who was assaulted following a dispute over language in Belagavi. ...