Hyderabad, July 1 -- Muslims in Karnataka's Belgaum district mercilessly thrashed five Sri Ram Sene workers, a Hindutva-affiliated group, after they tried to stop "illegal cattle transportation." However, villagers claimed that the Hindutva workers were beaten for misbehaving with a local woman.

The incident occurred on June 27 in the Ingali village of Hukkeri taluk. Sri Ram Sene workers stopped a truck carrying cattle and took the driver to a local police station, accusing him of transporting cattle for slaughter.

However, the driver denied the allegations and claimed the cattle were for dairy production purposes. He further claimed that the Sri Ram Sene members were attempting to extort money from him through such accusations.

Police...