During the protest, the crowd demanding strict action called out the administration's indifference raising slogan, ‘Muslim mare to lynching, Hindu mare to mon hai, ye Prashashan kon hai’.
Srinivas is a resident of Jolly Nagara in Davanagere and belongs to the Dalit community. Islamists brutally assaulted him for giving a ride to a 17-year-old hijabi girl.
As per a BBC report, on the night of October 14, some people allegedly entered the Gurdwara at night, broke the cash box (gullak) and stole the money. Later when the CCTV footage was checked, the locals identified the deceased victim and caught him.
Congress supporters got angry and gathered around Veer Savarkar's house. Dr Narayan Damodar Savarkar was dragged out, he was hit with stones and bricks so much that he fell in a pool of blood.
The Punjab Province Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar suspended two senior policemen for failing to prevent the mob lynching incident in Nankana Sahib the report said.