On the arrest of MumbaichaDon, BJP leader and MP from Karnataka Tejasvi Surya said, "This is blatant abuse of power by Karnataka Congress Govt. We will fight this, both inside courts and outside."
As seen in the viral video, the Muslim attackers slapped the Hindu man and the Muslim woman while one of the accused is heard saying “Tumko sharam nahi aa rahi, Musalmaan ka naam kharab karne… [Are you not ashamed to ruin the name of Muslims]”
The Kalaburagi police arrested the seven culprits who tortured the three men, administered electric shocks to the victims' private parts, assaulted them with wooden sticks and issued death threats.
According to the police, the victim’s mother alleged in her complaint that the accused was known to her daughter and that she was forced to have a physical relationship with him.