Tension prevailed here in the wake of an alleged assault on a naga sadhu by some persons, triggering a protest by activists belonging to Hindu bodies today who demanded immediate arrest of the attackers.



The activists from Shiv Sena and All India Hindu Suraksha Samiti took out a protest march in the city, demanding immediate arrest of the assailants.



A case under sections 323 (causing hurt) and 295-A (deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class) of IPC was registered against the unknown assailants here Saturday last, a day after assault on the naga sadhu by a few pedestrians, police said.



The video of the assault had gone viral on mobile multimedia application Whatsapp.



Hindu bodies alleged that their religious feelings were hurt by the assault and the assailants should be arrested at the earliest.



When contacted, DSP Jasbir Singh Rai said that since the assailants were not locals, the help of cyber crime experts and police from other districts were being sought to arrest them.