India, March 13 -- A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly harassing the Panchayat Development Officer of Kinaye Gram Panchayat in Belagavi district over a language dispute, police said.

According to news agency PTI, the accused, identified as Tippanna Subhash Dokre, reportedly visited the Gram Panchayat office on Tuesday regarding a property-related matter.

During his visit, he allegedly insisted that Panchayat Development Officer Nagendra Pattar provide official documents in Marathi instead of Kannada.

According to police, the situation escalated into a heated argument, with Dokre verbally abusing the officer. A video of the altercation surfaced online and quickly went viral, prompting officials from Belagavi Rural Police Stati...