For insulting Hindu Gods, Karnataka writer's face smeared with black oil
A writer cum activist in Karnataka faced the wrath of some people when his face was smeared with black oil. Yogesh Master who had authored the controversial novel Dundhi was at a tea stall when nine persons smeared his face with black oil. He was threatened with dire consequences if he did not stop showing Hindu Gods in poor light. The incident took place in Davanagere.
He
was
in
Davanagere
to
attend
a
book
release
programme
organised
by
journalist
Gauri
Lankesh
according
to
Bhimshankar
Guled,
the
Davanagere
Superintendent
of
Police.
It
is
alleged
that
the
protestors
were
from
a
right
wing
group.
Guled
assured
that
the
culprits
would
be
nabbed.
Controversy
is
not
new
for
Master
who
was
arrested
in
2013
following
a
complaint
that
accused
him
of
hurting
Hindu
sentiments.
Two persons have been arrested so far. The police are on the lookout for the other accused. The arrested have been identified as Shivaprasad and Chetan.
OneIndia News