Devangere sources have stated that two persons, said to be members of the Hindu Jagaran Vedike, have been arrested in connection with the episode of smearing black oil on the face of progressive writer Yogesh Master in Davangere on Sunday.
The arrests were made on Monday by four separate teams of police formed to inquire into the attack. Meanwhile the arrested have been identified as Chetan and Shivaprasad, both residents of Davangere town.
According to police sources, the
motive behind the attack was to humiliate and demoralize the author for his
writings against Hindu gods. The teams continue their search for others accused
in the case.
Davangere Superintendent of Police Bhimashankar Guled told that the police had intensified the search operations based on the information provided by the two arrested persons. He expressed the confidence that the others would be arrested soon. Mr. Yogesh Master, author of the controversial Kannada novel Dundhi, was attacked when he was having tea at a hotel after participating in a programme organized in the memory of journalist P. Lankesh.
