it is horrible On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:26 AM, aryakrishnan ramakrishnan < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Of course, this news didnot grab the attention as the Mangalore pub > attacks. > > ' As usual > the usual axe > falls on the usual neck > in the usual place > at the usual time > as usual.' - Kaufman Bob > > Is it a news? > > Aryan > > > > Rama Sene activists assault guest at wedding reception in Mangalore, > Staff Correspondent > > "We cannot file a case in the absence of a complaint", says A.S. Rao, the > SP > > http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/16/stories/2009071659930700.htm > > > MANGALORE: Sri Rama Sene activists allegedly assaulted a Muslim youth > for attending a Hindu wedding reception in a restaurant here on > Wednesday. > > Those who rushed to the rescue of the 30-year-old guest were also roughed > up. > > Claiming responsibility for the attack, Madhu Urwastore, convener of > the district unit of the Sri Rama Sene, told The Hindu that he (the > Muslim guest) had no business attending a Hindu reception. “He was > also misbehaving and getting close to women… so our boys beat him up > and those who came to his rescue,” Mr. Urwastore said. > > The staff of the restaurant said that other than the newly married > couple, there were 15 guests, including children. “It was a normal > family affair and they seemed to be enjoying the party,” a staffer > said. > > The waiter who was serving the guests said, “Suddenly, two men wearing > saffron scarves entered the restaurant and asked the bearded man > [Muslim guest] to vacate the place.” The waiter said that this warning > was met with resistance from the other guests, and with help from > restaurant’s staff, they made the two intruders leave. > > Meanwhile, about 70 Sri Rama Sene activists were staging a > demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office near the > restaurant. They were protesting against Leader of the Opposition in > the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah’s recent comments against Sene > chief Pramod Muthalik. > > The restaurant manager said that the two activists returned with those > who were demonstrating in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office > complex. “We requested the activists to settle the matter outside,” he > added. > > Once outside, the activists began to assault the Muslim youth, said > one of the staffers of the restaurant. Presspersons, who were there, > said that the attack bore some resemblance to the infamous pub attack. > > No action taken > > A police officer attached to the Pandeshwar station said, “It all > happened too quickly for us to react. But we managed to shift the > guests to a safe place.” However, no action had been taken against the > assailants, he added. > > Superintendent of Police A.S. Rao said the police did not receive any > complaint from the victims. “In the absence of the complaint, we > cannot file a case of assault,” he said. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
