Karnataka: 2 cops suspended for torturing men for garlanding BJP leader’s poster with chappals

Dakshina Kannada: Reeling under the drubbing in assembly elections, the BJP in Karnataka is going through a difficult phase.
Following the incident of police atrocity on Hindu activists for putting a chappal garland to the poster of state President Nalin Kumar Kateel, two cops were suspended and an FIR was lodged against three including a Deputy Superintendent of Police on Thursday.
Srinath Reddy, SI and Harshith, a police constable attached to Puttur Rural police station have been suspended in connection with the case.
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SP Vikram Amte has told media that a direction has been given to initiate action against Puttur DySP in this connection.
Following the assembly election results, BJP was pushed to third position in Puttur assembly constituency.