6 arrested for assaulting Sadhus in Maharashtra's Sangli village; probe on.

In yet another targeted communalism, six people have been arrested for assaulting four sadhus or religious ascetics on suspicion of being child-lifters in Lavanga village in Maharashtra's Sangli district.

The sadhus have been taken to the hospital.

  • The sadhus who belong to Panch Dashnam Juna Akhada in Mathura, were going for 'darshan' to Pandharpur in Solapur after returning from a pilgrimage at Karnataka's Bijapur, where they had asked a child for some help.

As per the police and viral videos, the locals started thrashing them after a ruckus suspecting the sadhus as part of criminal gangs which abduct children.

Dixit Gedam, Superintendent of Police, Sangli

  • Dixit Gedam, Superintendent of Police, Sangli informed that a probe into the matter is underway and more accused are likely to be arrested soon.

The SP further added, "We have not received any complaint or a formal report. but are looking into the viral videos and are verifying the facts".

This incident reportedly came into light a viral videos started making round on the social media.

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