Tension prevailed in Shikaripur town in Shivamogga district for sometime on Friday as two groups came to blows over transporting beef. The immediate intervention of the police brought the situation under control.
Two persons were allegedly transporting beef on a bike near Punedahalli when a few youths from another community stopped them and informed the police. Following this, people from both the communities gathered near the police station. They continued to make allegations against each other and at one time they started pushing one another, forcing the police to intervene and disperse the mob.
Shivamogga Superintendent of Police G.K. Mithun Kumar told the media that the situation was peaceful. The police would take up the case and investigate.
