Kaveri on Friday visited Kabbekatte Sri Shaneshwaraswamy temple and Shyanadrahalli in Gundlupet taluk in connection with the atrocity against a Dalit youth. She collected details from villagers in the case where the youth, Pratap, was beaten up, stripped and paraded naked recently. She spoke to Temple Committee Chairman Swami Gowda and the temple priest about the incident on June 3. She also collected details on those who were present at the time. She later visited Shynadrahalli, the native place of the youth, and spoke to his relatives.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2019 19:40 UTC