Udupi: Tension Prevails in Padubidri following Attack on Bajrang Dal Activists


Udupi: Tension Prevails in Padubidri following attack on Bajrang Dal Activists

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Udupi, Oct 29: Convener  of  Padubidri unit of Bajrang Dal Padebettu Prakash Shetty (38) and activist Lokesh were assaulted by some miscreants at Padubidri on Sunday October 28 night. They were critically injured as a result of the assault and were admitted to Adarsh Hospital here.  Later reports said that their health condition was stable and that they were out of danger.

Tension prevailed in Padubidri and surrounding areas on Monday following the attack on the Hindu organization's leader.  Most of the shops and business concerns downed their shutters on Monday and tight police security was deployed in the town to meet any unwaranted situation.

What exactly happened:

Lokesh and Prakash Shetty were on their way home on former’s bike on Sunday night when they were intercepted at Padebettu junction by unknown miscreants.  They covered Padubidri – Karkala route and arrived at Padebettu junction when they saw that some people busy repairing a motor cycle in the middle of the road.  As Lokesh slowed down to help them, one among them hit Lokesh on his head with an iron rod.

Others who were busy repairing the bike joined in assaulting Lokesh and Prakash, in the midst of their screams of pain.  The miscreants who were acting as if they were attending to repair their motorcycles assaulted both Bajrang Dal activists and escaped in their motorcycles, leaving both Lokesh and Prakash on the ground on the assumption that they were dead.

It is believed that there were 6 people involved in assaulting the Bajrang Dal activists. The electricity shutdown between 8-10 pm and 9-10 pm regularly over the past days in the locality of Padubidri helped them in concealing their identity.

It was known that there were two motor cycles, one Bajaj Pulsar and the other Hero Honda CT-100 used by the miscreants. While one rode towards Padebettu, the other sped towards Kanchinadka, soon after the assault in the dark.

Lokesh, on receiving the first blow on his head, ran towards neighbouring houses and pleaded the residents to convey the message to the police before reaching NH 17 to catch an auto rickshaw. However, none of the drivers came forward to take them to the hospital initially.  At last, he conveyed the message to Padubidri police through the coin booth. And the police managed to admit them in Siddi Vinayaka Clinic where they were given first aid and transferred to Adarsh Hospital in the city.

As soon as the news spread in the locality, hundreds of people gathered at the hospital on Sunday where they were admitted. 

ASP Laboo Ram visited the spot and expressed confidence in arresting the alleged miscreants.  Circle inspector Praveen Naik, Padubidri SI Navinchandra Jogi, Kaup SI Shivanand Valikar have initiated the probe in this regard.

The district unit of Sri Rama Sene, Bajrang Dal and VHP units of Padubidri, Hejamady, Tenka Yermal, have condemned the attack and demanded that the culprits be brought to book.

  

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  • Mohammed Yusuff, Permude, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Nov 03 2007

    I condemn this type of attact on any humen beings.While commenting on such issue, people should request the community to maintain peace. Personel enimity is the cause of this type of action.Please do not give the colour of religion. Please read todays news in daijiworld.com. One group killed it's own person belonging to same community. What is your comments about this. There was no need of giving Godra example here. We all should try to find the real cause of the subject. Everybody knows who and why Bangladesh and other countries were created?? I request all the communities"LET US LIVE IN PEACE" and help each other erespective of community.

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  • Saeed Padubidri, Padubidri

    Sat, Nov 03 2007

    I condemn this act and miscreants should be punished accordingly. And I also condemn Mr. Ashok''s comment on this act. No religion tells to kill the people or to hurt the people. You should know that after Godhra violence, sangh parivar had done in Gujrath, and till now nobody knows who was behind the Godhra violence! still not yet proved! Of course, we are all peace loving, and try to join the hands to build the peace and harmony in between each other.

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  • K M SIDDIQUE, SHIRUR - KUNDAPUR

    Thu, Nov 01 2007

    THOUGH I NEVER SUPPORT THE VOILENCE, I AM NOT PITY ABOUT THE SANGH PARIVAR. THESE PEOPLE ARE AGAINST HUMANITY. THE VICTIM IS ONE, AND NOW THESE PEOPLE WILL HURT THOSANDS.

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  • ashok, UDUPI

    Thu, Nov 01 2007

    Mr. Praveen I appreciate your comment.we are peace loving people. That is our culture & way of life. People took the advantage of our this 'Hindu Mantra.' Hindustan was spread to Shrilanka, Bangladesh, Combodia, Vietnam, part of China, Pakisthan, Burma etc etc. Now where we are? who has started Godhra? We are suffered till the end of 20th century? Let us fight & teach what we can also do.

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  • praveen muscat, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2007

    PLEASE I REQUEST ALL THE CITIZENS OF UDUPI AND D.K. DISTRICT NOT TO FIGHT IN THE NAME OF RELIGION AND CASTE,IF SO WE WILL EXPERINCE THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE OF GODHRA HAD. WE ARE PEACE LOVING AND SO SHALL WE LIVE.

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  • Suleman, Uchila, Udupi

    Wed, Oct 31 2007

    I condemn this act. Hope early recovery of victims. Miscreants must be punished accordingly

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  • Alfred J. Rebello, Kundapur/Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2007

    Though I do not support any kind of violence, The RSS, Bhajrang Dal & VHP suddenly got out demanding the punishment to the culprits for assaulting Bhajrang Dal activists. Where were these groups when inccocents have been assaulted discriminately by the bhajrang dal activists? When their own followers got hurt, they woke up. I hope not this is the job of Bhajrang Dal itself, so the innocents will be targetted, just like post Godhra incident.

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  • Austin Pinto, MUSCAT

    Thu, Nov 01 2007

    This story is not as it is published and spread all over the world. Moreover, Bhajrang Dal activists are always notorious all over India. Please, note , the incident in Meerut on 28th of this month, the attack on Christian nuns. In that incident also, either directly or indirectly, these types of activists are involved. The victims in this incident are not innocent, as it is publicised all over.

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