​More than 10 people, men and women, jumped from the restaurant’s windows. A woman was also seen jumping onto the terrace of a nearby building. Another video shows women and children jumping from the roof. 

​The case concerns the counting in Karnataka’s Sringeri Assembly constituency in 2023 and a recount this year. 

​Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat claimed the journalist made derogatory remarks about his caste in public.