Mangalore: Pub Attack - Pramod Mutalik Remanded to Judicial Custody
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (TU)
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Mangalore, Jan 29: Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Mutalik was remanded one day judicial custody by the Mangalore Judicial Magistrate First Class Court on Thursday January 29.
He was handed over to city police by Belgaum police on January 28 and produced before the magistrate on Thursday. City police had been to Belgaum with a body warrant to arrest him in connection with the attack on pub by the Sene workers in city recently.
Even though he denied to speak to media, he said, "I do not have any idea about the next step, but I will go according to my followers' plan.".
Meanwhile, Shuntikoppa police and Chickamaglur police have also arrived in city with a body warrant to arrest Mutalik, in connection with the cases of delivering a provocative speech in 2003 and his role in Babubudangiri respectively.
Sources said that the personnel of Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharastra also arrived in city to arrest Mutalik in connection with the Malegaon blast case.
He was arrested by the Belgaum police on January 27 on charges of promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion.
Earlier, police had arrested total 27 activists of the Sene for an attack on pub.
Sources said that Mutalik has now been placed in Mangalore sub-jail.
Earlier today:
Mangalore: Mutalik Brought to City, Produced in Court
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jan 29: The Mangalore police, who had gone to Davangere duly armed with a body warrant to arrest Pramod Mutalik, founder of Sri Ram Sena on Wednesday January 28, brought him to the city on Thursday January 29 afternoon.
Immediately on his arrival, he was produced in the court. As the presiding officer of the court, because of security concerns, asked the policemen to keep him in their custody till the hearing is undertaken in the afternoon and orders are delivered after 3 pm, the policemen took him to Bunder police station here.
In the meanwhile, policemen belonging to Madikeri police station have also arrived in the city with body warrant to arrest Mutalik, relating to a case of delivering provocative speech there in the year 2003.
Hundreds of Sri Ram Sena activists gathered at the court premises and raised slogans hailing their leader and their organization when Mutalik was brought there. Further reports are awaited.
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