Bengaluru shopkeeper assault case: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya detained after joining protest in Nagarathpete

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Hanuman Bhajans at a loud volume near Siddanna Layout, in Bengaluru, which led to an altercation between a group of people and the shopkeeper. Earlier on Sunday, during the 'Azaan' time, a shopkeeper was playing Hanuman Bhajans loudly near Siddanna Layout, in Bengaluru, which led to an altercation between a group of people and the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper stated that a group of four to five men approached his shop on Sunday and questioned him about playing the Hanuman Bhajans at a high volume after which an argument took place.

The shopkeeper further said the group objecting to the devotional songs attacked him and left him injured. In the purported CCTV footage, which has gone viral, a group of youth is confronting the shopkeeper over playing the 'bhajan' during Azaan time. Following the incident, BJP cadre and other Hindu organizations marched across the streets of Bengaluru, chanting slogans of Jai Shree Ram and carrying saffron flags, to stand in solidarity with the shopkeeper, reported PTI.

"The incident that happened on Sunday, who would have been responsible if I would have died in the incident. I feel happy that so many people have come in support of me," the shopkeeper said while speaking to ANI on Tuesday. Bengaluru police arrested three people on Monday for allegedly assaulting the shopkeeper after registering a FIR.

However, the police said they did not find any substantial evidence to support the accusation and the complaint did not mention it. According to the FIR, an altercation broke out between Mukesh and the gang members over loud music being played, on Sunday evening at Siddannagalli under the limits of Halasuru Gate police station. Questioning the law and order situation in the state, the BJP MP