CHIKKABALLAPUR: Dalit youths staged a strong protest after they were denied permission, allegedly by upper caste people, to lift the palanquin of the village Goddess on Monday in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district.
After the incident, the situation turned tense in the region.
The jurisdictional Chikkaballapura Rural police rushed to the spot and are holding talks with leaders from both communities in an effort to resolve the issue.