Police inspector B A Bhatt said, “They confessed to america that they thought that radical would get attracted to them connected seeing their saffron apparel and connection them money...”
Four men dressed successful sadhu (seer) attire were beaten up and handed implicit to the constabulary by section residents successful Surat connected Monday, officers said.
Later, constabulary freed the 4 men aft confirming their identity. Police said the men, who were from Morbi, belonged to the snake charmer community.
Police said the incidental took spot successful Adajan country of Surat metropolis connected Monday erstwhile the 4 persons were roaming successful antithetic residential societies seeking alms.
The section residents asked them to recite shlokas and posed questions related to the Hindu religion. As they failed to reply, the section residents, suspecting them to beryllium conmen, slapped them and took them to the constabulary station.
Police inspector B A Bhatt said, “They confessed to america that they thought that radical would get attracted to them connected seeing their saffron apparel and connection them money…”
Inspector Bhatt further said, “We arrested them nether BNS Sections 128 (Security for bully behaviour from suspected persons) and aboriginal they were freed from the constabulary station.”