Mangalore, 02 Aug 2012: State Women’s Commission chief C Manjula in a press release on Thursday, 2nd August 2012 said that the two boys namely Gurudath Kamat and Vijaykumar who were attacked by the activists of Hindu Jagrana Vedike on July 28, 2012 have ‘suspicious’ background. She hinted that they were believed to have been involved in organizing parties and inviting girls with ulterior motives. Further she said that the boy named Gurudutt’s background showed that his mother was involved in women trafficking since 2009.
C Manjula was speaking to media persons at the Circuit House. She revealed that she had spoken to two of the girl victims and their parents. These two girls seem to have gone to the resort on the invitation of another girl and did not know the antecedents of the two boys. Manjula while accepting the innocence of the two girls demanded that the background of Gurudutt and Vijaykumar should be investigated.
Speaking further C Manjula said, "This practice of partying has spoilt the girls. I will send a policy proposal to the government seeking strong action against trafficking of girls. There is a big trafficking network in the state, and every year, around 200-300 girls go missing."