17 activists of Sri Ram Sena have been taken into custody in the Mangalore pub attack case. However, Ram Sena remains unapologetic about the attack and its founder P Muthalik termed the incident as a small thing. The arrested persons have been remanded to judicial custody till Tuesday by a magistrate, reported PTI quoting IGP (Western Range) A M Prasad.
Asked if provisions of Goonda Act will be invoked against them, he said, "we will examine it."
Police are also on the look out for some more Sena activists who are absconding.
15 to 20 Sri Ram Sena activists had assaulted boys and girls in the pub on Saturday night, saying they engaged in "obscene dance".
The assault, particularly on girls, had evoked outrage. The chief minister told reporters in Bangalore that the episode was "very unfortunate".
"Nobody has the right to take law into their hands. Police have been instructed to arrest those involved and they have been given a free hand. We will not tolerate those who take law into their hands," he said.
State Home Minister V S Acharya said in Manipal that stringent action would be initiated against those involved in the assault.
District In-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar said in Mangalore that bars and pubs cannot remain open beyond 11 pm and this rule would be implemented strictly. "Obscene dance will not be allowed in our district", he said.
However, Ram Sena remains unapologetic about the incident. Commenting on the Mangalore pub attack case, Ram Sena founder P Muthalik said that his men were protecting people against immoral activities.
"In that pub, women were indulging in obscenity, they were taking drugs... why is the media making it a big issue," Muthalik said.
“This incident is just a small thing, its not abnormal," said P Muthalik. "Even if our sisters had done this, we would have acted like this only," added Muthalik.
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Asked if provisions of Goonda Act will be invoked against them, he said, "we will examine it."
Police are also on the look out for some more Sena activists who are absconding.
15 to 20 Sri Ram Sena activists had assaulted boys and girls in the pub on Saturday night, saying they engaged in "obscene dance".
The assault, particularly on girls, had evoked outrage. The chief minister told reporters in Bangalore that the episode was "very unfortunate".
"Nobody has the right to take law into their hands. Police have been instructed to arrest those involved and they have been given a free hand. We will not tolerate those who take law into their hands," he said.
State Home Minister V S Acharya said in Manipal that stringent action would be initiated against those involved in the assault.
District In-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar said in Mangalore that bars and pubs cannot remain open beyond 11 pm and this rule would be implemented strictly. "Obscene dance will not be allowed in our district", he said.
However, Ram Sena remains unapologetic about the incident. Commenting on the Mangalore pub attack case, Ram Sena founder P Muthalik said that his men were protecting people against immoral activities.
"In that pub, women were indulging in obscenity, they were taking drugs... why is the media making it a big issue," Muthalik said.
“This incident is just a small thing, its not abnormal," said P Muthalik. "Even if our sisters had done this, we would have acted like this only," added Muthalik.
Article Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pub_attack_17_held_Ram_Sena_unapologetic/articleshow/4033150.cms
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