BAGALKOT: Mahantesh Cholachagudda, a trader who allegedly assaulted a woman advocate on Friday, was arrested by Bagalkot police on Sunday. The video of Mahantesh assaulting Sangeeta Sikkeri had gone viral on social media.
Police said a property dispute was said to be reason behind the assault. The accused, aged about 40, is a photographer at a Bagalkot university and runs a gift shop. In the video, he was seen kicking and slapping the woman on a road in Bagalkot town.
