Men beat up Asha worker in Karnataka's Mandya

MANDYA: An Asha worker and her husband were allegedly thrashed by a group of miscreants for asking a man, who had returned from Bengaluru, to follow Covid-19 norms. The incident occurred in Mosalekoppalu village, KR Pete taluk late on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said Gayatri and her husband Ravikumar were badly injured. They are being treated in KR Hospital, Mysuru.
Police said the incident occurred when Gayatri asked Manjegowda, a resident of Bengaluru, whose wife is from Mosalekoppalu, to maintain social distancing norms and to avoid frequent travel to his in-laws’ house in the village. Manjegowda did not take kindly to the advice and he along with relatives Chandan, Darshan, Devaraju, Raghu, Prasanna and Abhi allegedly attacked Gayatri and Ravikumar, who had rushed to help his wife’s aid. Police said the two were beaten black and blue.
Based on Gayatri’s complaint, KR Pete rural police have registered a case. The office bearers of Asha Workers’ Welfare Association condemned the attack and urged the district administration to initiate strict legal action against those involved in the crime.
“Three Asha workers were attacked previously and threatened by miscreants in KR Pete taluk,” said Jyoti, president of the association. “If police had taken action against those culprits, this fresh incident would not have occurred.”