Mangalore: Attack on Pub - 13 Arrested, Two Sene Leaders Absconding
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SP)
Mangalore, Jan 26: In connection with the attack on a pub and beating up some girls reportedly by Srirama Sena activists on the evening of Saturday January 24, the police have booked a case and arrested 13 people allegedly involved with the assault. They are on the look out for two leaders of the said Hindu outfit, who have gone underground after the incident.
`We are searching for two leaders of Srirama Sena. One is Dinakar shetty, who has owned responsiblity for the attack and Prasad Attavar" said the district superietendent of police, Sateesh Kumar. "We have arrested five more persons in addition to the earlier 13. Special teams have been formed to nab the missing leaders and the teams are on the task," he said. He also said that the police have issued notices to the media houses that were present at the time of incident.
Western range inspector general of police A.M. Prasad said, that they have been exploring the possibilities of booking the Srirama Sene leaders under the Goonda Act, in reply to a question on the possibility of using this act against the culprits.
The case is attracted national attention and two of the national channels deputed their outdoor telecasting units to city. Some other national channels too have arrrived in the city to cover the after-math of attack. The lounge 泡mnesia remained closed after the incident.
However, the life in the city continues to be normal without any untoward incidents after the assault incident. The police have tightened security all over the city and the police patrolling at night has also been intensified.
The attack has not affected either the business or other activities in the city.
`Failure of State Government'
Mamatha Gatti, district president of womens congress committee dubbed the incident as a gross failure of the state government. Speaking at a press conference, she said that the assault on women at the Lounge makes it amply clear that the Sriram Sene takes women for granted, which is not accepteble. She has demanded for the initiation of strict action against those involved with the incident and also steps to ensure that such incidents do not recur.
Pramod Mutalik, president of the Rashtreeya Hindu Sena and founder of Srirama Sena justified the action by the Sena activists, saying that the incident was a minor one and not at all abnormal. He said, that the activists were trying to protect women against immoral activities and ulterior designs of others.
Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa promised strict action against the culprits and said, that the policemen have been given a free hand to bring to book the guilty. He opined, that the incident was unfortunate and that no one should take law into their hands. BJP president Rajnath Singh is leaving for Bangalore today to assess the situation, and he said he came to know about the incident through the media reports.
Union minister Renuka Choudhury has already asked the state government to take strict against the people involved immediately. She has also threatened to examine the possibility of issuing an Executive Order against Srirama Sene.
Sreekumar, director general of police, Karnataka asserted that it was the duty of the media which got advance information about the occurrence of the said incident, to inform the police. He questioned the mediamen as to why the information was not passed on to the police.
The policemen are hopeful of making a break through by arresting the two important Sena activists shortly.
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