Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Sep 27: The city police, allegedly acting on information provided by Bajrang Dal, on Saturday September 26 reportedly prevented women from attending a party at a discotheque in a three-star hotel. The women were forced to leave, while the party with only men revellers continued till night, claimed a media report.
Police sources however said that though the organizers had permission for DJ and 'get-together', they had also organized a fashion show and arranged liquor, for which they had not sought permission. Hence, the police raided the spot and stopped the organizers from holding the fashion show and cancelled the permit, sources said.
Police sources said that the organizers had wanted to hold the DJ till 1 am, but they were given permission only till 10 pm. But after it came to be known that they had arranged drinks and a fashion show without permission, their permit was cancelled. However, it is reported that the party still went on.
It is alleged that the police went to the spot at around 6.45 pm and made the women leave the party. A report in Hindustan Times quoted a person who was at the spot at the time of the raid, stating that five or six European women were also forced to leave. The person quoted in the report had gone to the party with his wife and children, the report stated.
The police asked the organizers to stop the music, but 45 minutes later, the music resumed on a lower volume and the party went on till 10.20 pm without women, the report said.
Police sources however denied that only women were told to leave. Speaking to daijiworld, DCP Shantaraju said that it was 'false information' being circulated in WhatsApp, but declined to give more information on what exactly took place. Another police source also denied that women were forced to leave.
As per the report in Hindustan Times, there were at least 20 women on the dance floor and another 40-50 waiting to enter when the police arrived.
Police commissioner S Murugan did not respond when daijiworld tried to contact him, but the Hindustan Times quoted him as saying that a probe would be ordered into allegations that the party continued without permission.
Meanwhile, as per the report, Bajrang Dal leader Sharan Pumpwell 'thanked' the police for taking prompt action in the matter and 'cooperating' with the right-wing outfit after it complained about the party.
"Dance parties are organised by the drug and sex mafia. Women dancing in front of hundreds of unknown men is against Indian culture," Sharan Pumpwell told Hindustan Times.
However, police sources, while confirming that they did receive a phone call informing about the party, refused to name the caller and denied that it was from Bajrang Dal. The caller said, "If police don't take action, we will'," said a police source, but denied that Bajrang Dal activists were present at the time of the raid.