The video of the incident has gone viral over the internet in which the accused can be seen arriving in his vehicle and threatening the temple authorities in Bilaspur.
The father of Mukesh, the Hindu shop owner in Bengaluru, said his son was playing the Hanuman Bhajans softly inside the shop since it was time for their evening puja, yet he was thrashed by the Muslim youths.
BJP Karnataka Chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday criticised the state government after an altercation occurred between a group of people and a shopkeeper last evening in Bengaluru for allegedly playing devotional songs during Azaan
The Hindu victim submitted a complaint at Halasuru Gate Police Station and demanded that an FIR be registered in the matter. However, Mukesh claimed that the police seemed reluctant to register an FIR