India, July 15 -- Self-styled cow vigilante Raj Kumar, alias Bittu Bajrangi-one of the prime accused in last year's communal violence during the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra in Nuh-was placed under house arrest in Faridabad till Monday night to prevent his participation in this year's procession. Two armed personnel were deployed outside his residence after police denied him permission to attend the yatra.

Bajrangi had approached the Punjab and Haryana high court last week seeking urgent permission to join the yatra, but no hearing date was assigned. He then submitted an undertaking to Nuh and Faridabad police stating he would refrain from making provocative statements or posting controversial content online. Despite this, his request w...