Mangalore: Hindu Jagarana Vedike raids resort, attack girls

Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 28 Jul 2012: Three years after a fanatical right-wing group indulged in moral policing creating national headlines, another outfit has struck again assaulting a group of boys and girls at a home stay in Padil, about 7 kms from the city.

 

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The police had taken the victims an undisclosed location after they were rescued from the attackers, numbering about 50. Deputy Commissioner NS Channappa Gowda told that police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh informed him that statement of the victims were being taken.

 

 

The police have started operations to nab the culprits who attacked them. So far as far as my information goes no arrests have been made, barring possibly the local corporator who was at the spot during thee lathicharge,’’ he said. I don’t know the exact number of boys and girls who were at the resort. I was given a number of 14,’’ he said.

 

After the attack, many pro Hindu organization women and others gathered at the resort premises protest alleged immoral activity going on at the resort saying that police had not taken action even after several complaints.

 

After the mob grew violent police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the unruly mob led allegedly by Hindu Jagarana Vedike.

 

 

Police Commissioner Singh and other police officials were not receiving calls for a clear picture of the incident.

 

Youth Congress gherao police station

The youth Congress party workers gheraoed the Pandeshwar Police station on Saturday night demanding the release of victims, who were assaulted by the moral brigade.

 

’Cong youth president Mithun rai told that the victims had taken permission from their parents and had gathered at the resort for a birthday party.

 

Till they are released and culprits arrested, we will not move from this place,’’ he said. He said Youth Cong will call its core committee meeting on Sunday to decide about all college bandh on Monday.

 

What right they have got to take law into their own hands. They had gathered with permission and nothing immoral as alleged was going on,’’ Rai added.

 

Police sources said the main culprits have not been arrested, but six, including the local corporator was taken into custody for protesting near the resort at Padil.