Cow vigilante arrested for quarrelling with mall staff in Karnataka: Police
Hindustan TimesPuneeth Kumar alias Puneeth Karehalli, a cow vigilante, was arrested for allegedly quarrelling with the security staff for decorating a Christmas tree and charging ₹200 entry fees at a mall in Byatarayanapura, police said on Monday. According to police, Puneeth Karehalli, who is also the leader of Rashtra Raksha Pade, and his associates visited Asia Mall and confronted the staff about the Christman tree decoration and the entry fee. “Puneeth and his accomplice visited the mall, started quarrelling with the mall’s security staff for decorating the Christmas tree in the mall, we have requested him to talk with mall management about celebrating Hindu festivals similarly,” Asia Mall security assistant Manager Stephen Victor told reporters. “Puneeth and his associates abused mall security staff and threatened them, and raised religious slogans,” he added.