H.D. Kote: Tension prevailed for some time at the Bavali tribal hamlet located on the Kerala-Karnataka border when an inebriated resident of Kerala attempted to assault a tribal woman who was participating in a protest for the closure of a liquor store on Monday.
The liquor store in question has been established near the tribal hamlet and every day, hundreds of men from Kerala come here to drink. The tribal women asserted that liquor was being sold illegally, leading to residents from Kerala flocking to the area to consume alcohol and causing disturbances.
