Udupi (TOI): Dalit organizations organized a protest in front of the SP's office on Friday demanding the externment of Bajrang Dal activists who had attacked three youths from their community earlier in the week.

A group of activists from Bajrang Dal had barged into the house of gram panchayat member Shakuntala in Koraga Colony alleging that they were cooking beef. They attacked three youths allegedly threatening them with abusive words.

Karnataka Dalit Sangarsha Samithi leader demanded that police arrest the accused.

Sunder Master, DSS district convener said, "This act shows that a section of the community is forcing people what they should eat. The choice of food is ours and we will continue to do that. No one has the right to say what we should eat. After the attack, police arrested innocent victims. Now the family lives in fear."

A memorandum was given to district police superintendent KT Balakrishna urging for the arrest of the accused and withdrawing the case against the innocent Koraga youth.

SP KT Balakrishna said, "Investigation is going on, and the accused will be arrested soon".

Two drown while cleaning well

Two men who got down into a well to clean it, died on Friday. The incident was reported at Subrahmanya Nagar in Puttur village on Friday afternoon at around 1.30 pm.

The deceased have been identified as Honnappa Gowda, 45, a resident of Kaikamba near Kukke Subramanya DK district and his relative Lokesh, 24. They were living in a rented house of Udupi in Subrahmanya for the last four years.

Honnappa Gowda and Lokesh wanted to clean the well which is about 65-70 feet, in front of their house. While cleaning, Lokesh accidentally slipped into the water. Honnappa jumped into the well to rescue Lokesh. But, unfortunately, they both drowned.

A case has been registered at Udupi city police station.