As he passed by Haleguddadahalli, his bike touched another bike. The bike rider, identified as Shahid Pasha, picked up an argument with Chandru. The arguments took an ugly turn when the accused attacked Chandru with a knife.
The Deputy Director of Pre-university education (north) said that he found a group of Muslim girls, who demanded that no girls should be allowed to wear their religious symbols and therefore the Sikh girl also should not be allowed to wear the turban.
Karnataka Congress chief had undertaken the padayatra even as the COVID cases in the state are on the rise and the administration getting alert to prevent the third wave.