One sanitation worked identified as Manjunath has been severely attacked causing injuries to him. A lady worker Geeta was also threatened by the mob while on duty near the mosque premises. The injured sanitation worker has been admitted into a hospital.
The fight which started as a minor scuffle quickly escalated in a shootout after which a 55-year-old Dalit man named Ravidas was shot dead by the main accused Mohammad Irfan.
30-year-old labourer in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, killed his two-year-old daughter as human sacrifice after his fellow labourer and part-time black magic healer Irfan suggested the same to maintain peace at home.
Padarayanapura is a coronavirus hotspot. Over 17 people have been tested positive. The medical team was there to take primary contacts of some coronavirus patients into quarantine.