An FIR was registered on Wednesday against five locals after a ruckus erupted between ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker and locals in Sindagi area of Vijayapura earlier today.
ASHA workers had gone to the area to conduct a survey related to COVID-19.
The FIR has been filed under several sections of the Indian Penal Code -- Section 353, 504 and 506.
The five accused have been identified as Basha Sab Dafedara, Mehboobsab Dafedar, Sohail Walikar, Saddam Dafedar and Jainabi Arab.
Further, an investigation is underway.
( With inputs from ANI )