BENGALURU: Activists of a Hindu organisation was allegedly assaulted when they went to Shikaripalya based on complaints that Bangladesh citizens were living there illegally in sheds. The Hebbagodi police have registered cases based on complaints from both sides.
Dr Nagendrappa said he and some other workers of a Hindu organisation were assaulted by about 100 unknown people when they had gone to Shikaripalya based on information that Bangladeshi citizens were living there in sheds. The complaint was filed against Dr Nagendrappa, Santosh Kartal, Amit, Pawan, Ranjith, Sannidhi and others.
Visuals of the attack on Hindu activists who were working within the legal framework to identify suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and hand them over to the police.
Those who assist law enforcement in a lawful manner must be protected. The authorities must investigate the attack and take strict legal action against those responsible.
— 🚩Mohan Gowda🇮🇳 (@Mohan_HJS) October 29, 2026
Meanwhile, one Hajiful Sheikh of West Bengal has filed a counter-complaint alleging trespass and assault. He said in the complaint, “We are living in sheds near Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR, colloquially noted as IFMB) hostel in Hulimangala, belonging to one Imtiyaz and involved in plastic recycling work. Around 4 pm on Wednesday, a team of eight people came in two cars and introduced themselves as police. They said we are all Bangladeshis and asked to show our documents”.
“When we refused to show documents as they were not police, they abused us in Hindi language and assaulted us on the leg with sticks, and also kicked us. They threatened us to accept that we are Bangladeshis”, the complaint said.
@INCKarnataka ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಕೃಪಾಕಟಾಕ್ಷದಿಂದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಇಂದು ಅಕ್ರಮ ವಲಸಿಗರ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ ತಾಣವಾಗಿದೆ
ಒಳಮಂಗಲ ಬಳಿ ಅಕ್ರಮ ವಲಸಿಗರನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಲು ಹೋದ ಹಿಂದೂ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ನಡೆಸಿರುವ ದುಸ್ಸಾಹಸ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಖಂಡನೀಯ. ನಮ್ಮದೇ ನೆಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು ನಮ್ಮವರ ಮೇಲೆಯೇ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಇವರಿಗೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಆ ಕಾಣದ ಕೈಗಳು ಯಾರದ್ದು?
@PriyankKharge ಅವರೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಕ್ರಮ ವಲಸಿಗರನ್ನು ಸಾಕುವ ಧರ್ಮ ಛತ್ರವಲ್ಲ. ವೋಟ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಗಾಗಿ ದೇಶದ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಯನ್ನು ಬಲಿಕೊಡಬೇಡಿ. ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಿ
— Dr. Ravi C. T 🇮🇳 ಡಾ. ರವಿ ಸಿ. ಟಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) October 28, 2026
Reacting to the incident, BJP MLC C T Ravi post in social media saying, “Due to the government’s grace, Karnataka today has become hub of illegal migrants. Near Hulimangala there were illegal migrants. Hindu workers who went to question them were assaulted. This daring act is highly condemnable. Standing on our own land, they are attacking our own people. Whose are those invisible hands giving protection to them? Karnataka is not a Dharma Chathra to feed illegal migrants. Do not sacrifice the country’s security for vote bank”, he said while calling for immediate action.
BJP state president B Y Vijayendra wrote on X, “The @INCKarnataka government’s appeasement politics has emboldened anti social elements to believe they can use violence to intimidate and silence Hindu citizens with impunity! The brutal assault on Dr. Nagendra in Bengaluru, reportedly while he was assisting the police with information regarding suspected illegal immigrants, is deeply disturbing and absolutely condemnable. No individual or group has the right to take the law into their own hands or respond to lawful police cooperation with violence. This incident raises serious questions about whether the Congress government’s politics of appeasement is creating an atmosphere where certain anti social elements feel they can intimidate citizens without fearing consequences. urge @PriyankKharge to ensure the immediate arrest of all those involved, order a thorough and impartial investigation, and provide adequate protection to Dr. Nagendra and his family. No one responsible for this violence should be allowed to escape the consequences of the law. There can be no political protection, selective silence or tolerance when violence is involved. Karnataka must never become a place where fear and violence are used to silence citizens. The rule of law must prevail, without fear or favour.
