Sri Ram Sene Chief Muthalik Banned from Mangalore
TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Mangalore, Mar 16: A Mangalore court on Monday banned Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik from entering Dakshina Kannada district for one year. Muthalik's Ram Sene was involved in an attack in a Mangalore pub in January, 2009.
An official spokesperson said district administration of Dakshina Kannada passed a 15-page order citing various reasons, including an attack on young women in a Mangalore pub in January and Valentine's Day threat, to bar Muthalik's entry to the district,
Mangalore is the headquarters of Dakshina Kannada district.
The order by district magistrate V Ponnuraj came into effect immediately, the spokesperson said by phone from Mangalore.
A group of 40 activists of the Sri Ram Sene barged into a pub in Mangalore and bashed up a group of young women and men, claiming the women were violating traditional Indian values.
Muthalik had also threatened to disrupt Valentine's Day celebrations.