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On July 28, 2012, activists belonging to Hindu Jagarana Vedike attacked 5 girls and 2 boys at an unlicensed homestay in ], ].<ref name="hindu-interview"> The Hindu. Retrieved August 4, 2012.</ref><ref name="sundayindian">The Sunday Indian. Retrieved August 4, 2012.</ref> Eight persons have been arrested for the attack. HJV leadership denied their activists were involved in the incident.<ref name="toi">{{cite web|title=Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV) south regional chief not keen on electoral role|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/mangalore/33034531_1_satyajit-hindu-jagaran-vedike-hjv|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The activists claimed the youngsters were consuming alcohol and were involved in some "indecent activities".<ref name="mm1">{{cite web|title=Karnataka Deputy CM confirms arrest of eight alleged rave party attackers in Mangalore|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/07/29/123-Karnataka-Deputy-CM-confirms-arrest-of-eight-alleged-rave-party-attackers-in-Mangalore-.html|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> The police claimed faces of some girls were blackened.<ref name="mm2">{{cite web|title=Mangalore: Girls thrashed for partying, 4 arrested |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mangalore-boys-girls-injured-in-homestay-attack/275807-62-129.html|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}} |
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| ⚫ | The activists claimed the youngsters were consuming alcohol and were involved in some "indecent activities".<ref name="mm1">{{cite web|title=Karnataka Deputy CM confirms arrest of eight alleged rave party attackers in Mangalore|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/07/29/123-Karnataka-Deputy-CM-confirms-arrest-of-eight-alleged-rave-party-attackers-in-Mangalore-.html|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> The police claimed faces of some girls were blackened.<ref name="mm2">{{cite web|title=Mangalore: Girls thrashed for partying, 4 arrested |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mangalore-boys-girls-injured-in-homestay-attack/275807-62-129.html|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> | ||
| There are indications that the police were present during the attack, and may have themselves slapped and assaulted the victims away from camera.<ref name="dh-police">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/271013/homestay-attack-took-place-front.html</ref> Immediately following the incident, all the attackers were let go, and the victims were all detained by the police. The victims claim they were subjected to further abuse at the police station.<ref name="dh-police"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Hundreds of locals, including women, staged protests alleging that police have not taken steps to check "illegal activities" in the home-stay despite complaining on several occasions.<ref name="mm2" /> Hindu Jagaran Vedike President Jagadish Karanth demanded an check on such "obscene activities".<ref name="mm2" /> | ||
| ==Government Response== | |||
| ⚫ | Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashok condemned the attack and said police would take strict action |
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| ⚫ | Loretta Rebello is the proprietor of the homestay ‘Morning Mist’. One of the victims claimed that they paid a sum of Rs 10,000 for five hours (2.30 pm to 7.30 pm) to party in the ‘Morning Mist,’ a bungalow with many bedrooms.<ref name="mm2">{{cite web|title=Neighbours came to know from TV|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267929/neighbours-came-know-tv.html|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ===Police=== | |||
| The government sent a senior police officer, Bipin Gopalakrishnan to visit the spot and investigate. Based on his extensive investigation, Gopalakrishnan made it clear that the boys and girls were colleagues. He also said that there was no use of drugs or any other illegal material at the party and the group of youngsters wanted to leave the home stay by 7:30 pm.<ref name="belle"/> | |||
| ⚫ | Mangalore City Corporation Officer Manjunath Shetty said Loretta Rebello did not possess any commercial licence to run the homestay.<ref name="mm2" />] reports Rebello started renting it out on hourly basis about two years ago.<ref name="mm2" /> | ||
| ===Karnataka State Women's Commission=== | |||
| ⚫ | Karnataka State Women's Commission's chairperson demanded unlicensed homestays in Mangalore be shut down and asked home ministry to "initiate an inquiry into the antecedents of the two boys" |
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| ⚫ | Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashok condemned the attack and said police would take strict action against them.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governed state government said that it would not tolerate such incidents.<ref name="mm1" /> | ||
| The Women’s Commission, which is not an investigating agency, contradicted the police findings. It's chairman, C. Manjula, continued to insist that it was a ], despite police confirming no drugs were involved. She asked the home ministry to investigate the victims, and claimed they were involved in human trafficking.<ref name="belle">http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=4347</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Karnataka State Women's Commission's chairperson demanded unlicensed homestays in Mangalore be shut down and asked home ministry to "initiate an inquiry into the antecedents of the two boys".<ref name="bhaskar"> Retrieved August 4, 2012.</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | She claimed that people at the homestay were consuming drugs, and blamed the "irresponsible" district administration "for such behaviour of youths".<ref name="mm" /> | ||
| ====Commission Report==== | |||
| The Commission submitted a report to the Home Ministry on July 29. | |||
| The report recommends investigation into whether the 'boys who organised the birthday party had misled the girls'.<ref name="">http://www.asianage.com/india/sham-report-womens-commission-mangalore-home-stay-attack-573</ref> <ref name="belle">http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=4347</ref> In direct contradiction to the police investigation, chairman Manjula claimed that people at the homestay were consuming drugs, and blamed the "irresponsible" district administration "for such behaviour of youths".<ref name="mm"/> | |||
| In a comment that seems to hold no direct bearing to the incident in question, the commission recommends that a separate cell be set up in the Police Department to deal with cases of missing women who are trafficked.<ref name="belle"/> | |||
| It also demands that the father of one of the girls at the party, who is a police official, should be transferred out of the district.<ref name="belle"/> | |||
| ==Legality of the homestay== | |||
| ⚫ | Loretta Rebello is the proprietor of the homestay ‘Morning Mist’. One of the victims claimed that they paid a sum of Rs 10,000 for five hours (2.30 pm to 7.30 pm) to party in the ‘Morning Mist,’ a bungalow with many bedrooms.<ref name="mm2">{{cite web|title=Neighbours came to know from TV|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267929/neighbours-came-know-tv.html|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Mangalore City Corporation Officer Manjunath Shetty said Loretta Rebello did not possess any commercial licence to run the homestay.<ref name="mm2" />] reports Rebello started renting it out on hourly basis about two years ago.<ref name="mm2" /> | ||
| ==Seminar on the ‘Role of Alcohol and Drugs in the Mangalore Attack’== | |||
| During an seminar on the ‘Role of Alcohol and Drugs in the Mangalore Attack’, Kannada thinker M Chidananda Murthy, senior advocate Pramila Nesargi, Women’s Commission head C Manjula and KSTB chairperson Sacchinanda Hegde said the victims were under the influence of alcohol.<ref name="mm">{{cite web|title=Alcohol blamed for homestay attack|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article589054.ece|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> | During an seminar on the ‘Role of Alcohol and Drugs in the Mangalore Attack’, Kannada thinker M Chidananda Murthy, senior advocate Pramila Nesargi, Women’s Commission head C Manjula and KSTB chairperson Sacchinanda Hegde said the victims were under the influence of alcohol.<ref name="mm">{{cite web|title=Alcohol blamed for homestay attack|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article589054.ece|accessdate=14 Aug 2012}}</ref> | ||
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| He further claimed media portrayed it as a birthday bash as a daughter of a police official was present at the party and claimed officials had found beer bottles at the homestay.<ref name="mm" /> | He further claimed media portrayed it as a birthday bash as a daughter of a police official was present at the party and claimed officials had found beer bottles at the homestay.<ref name="mm" /> | ||
| ⚫ | C Manjula blamed “pseudo-feminists” for not raising their voice over other instances of atrocities against women.<ref name="mm" /> | ||
| == Impact == | |||
| ⚫ | Hundreds of locals, including women, staged protests alleging that police have not taken steps to check "illegal activities" in the home-stay despite complaining on several occasions.<ref name="mm2" /> Hindu Jagaran Vedike President Jagadish Karanth demanded an check on such "obscene activities".<ref name="mm2" /> | ||
| ⚫ | She claimed that people at the homestay were consuming drugs, and blamed the "irresponsible" district administration "for such behaviour of youths".<ref name="mm" /> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 14 August 2012
On July 28, 2012, activists belonging to Hindu Jagarana Vedike attacked 5 girls and 2 boys at an unlicensed homestay in Mangalore, Karnataka. Eight persons have been arrested for the attack. HJV leadership denied their activists were involved in the incident.
The activists claimed the youngsters were consuming alcohol and were involved in some "indecent activities". The police claimed faces of some girls were blackened.
Hundreds of locals, including women, staged protests alleging that police have not taken steps to check "illegal activities" in the home-stay despite complaining on several occasions. Hindu Jagaran Vedike President Jagadish Karanth demanded an check on such "obscene activities".
Loretta Rebello is the proprietor of the homestay ‘Morning Mist’. One of the victims claimed that they paid a sum of Rs 10,000 for five hours (2.30 pm to 7.30 pm) to party in the ‘Morning Mist,’ a bungalow with many bedrooms.
Mangalore City Corporation Officer Manjunath Shetty said Loretta Rebello did not possess any commercial licence to run the homestay.Deccan Herald reports Rebello started renting it out on hourly basis about two years ago.
Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashok condemned the attack and said police would take strict action against them.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governed state government said that it would not tolerate such incidents.
Karnataka State Women's Commission's chairperson demanded unlicensed homestays in Mangalore be shut down and asked home ministry to "initiate an inquiry into the antecedents of the two boys".
During an seminar on the ‘Role of Alcohol and Drugs in the Mangalore Attack’, Kannada thinker M Chidananda Murthy, senior advocate Pramila Nesargi, Women’s Commission head C Manjula and KSTB chairperson Sacchinanda Hegde said the victims were under the influence of alcohol.
They claimed alcohol was the main reason for attack at the Morning Mist Homestay in Mangalore. Sacchinanda Hegde insisted that the 5 girls and 2 boys were part of a rave party.
He further claimed media portrayed it as a birthday bash as a daughter of a police official was present at the party and claimed officials had found beer bottles at the homestay.
C Manjula blamed “pseudo-feminists” for not raising their voice over other instances of atrocities against women.
She claimed that people at the homestay were consuming drugs, and blamed the "irresponsible" district administration "for such behaviour of youths".
See also
References
- Mangalore Homestay Attack. The Hindu. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- A Reporter's Tale of Mangalore Incident.The Sunday Indian. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- "Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV) south regional chief not keen on electoral role". Retrieved 14 Aug 2012.
- ^ "Karnataka Deputy CM confirms arrest of eight alleged rave party attackers in Mangalore". Retrieved 14 Aug 2012.
- ^ "Mangalore: Girls thrashed for partying, 4 arrested". Retrieved 14 Aug 2012. Cite error: The named reference "mm2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- BAN wc Chairperson Demands Inquiry into Antecedents of Boy Victims. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ "Alcohol blamed for homestay attack". Retrieved 14 Aug 2012.
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