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Revision as of 10:39, 14 August 2012 by Vvarkey (talk | contribs) (seminar)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)On July 28, 2012, a large gang of activists belonging to the Hindu Jagarana Vedike, a right-wing Sangh Parivar organization, attacked, stripped and molested 5 girls and 2 boys at a private birthday party in Mangalore, Karnataka. Parts of the incident were recorded on camera by a reporter who was at the scene. 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".
There are indications that the police were present during the attack, and may have themselves slapped and assaulted the victims away from camera. 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.
Government Response
Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashok condemned the attack and said police would take strict action and would not tolerate such incidents.
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.
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" who were victimized.
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 rave party, despite police confirming no drugs were involved. She asked the home ministry to investigate the victims, and claimed they were involved in human trafficking.
Manjula also blamed “pseudo-feminists” for allegedly 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".
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'. 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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
See also
References
- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/mangalore/33034531_1_satyajit-hindu-jagaran-vedike-hjv
- Mangalore Homestay Attack. The Hindu. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
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- http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article3699778.ece
- ^ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/271013/homestay-attack-took-place-front.html
- ^ http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=4347
- BAN wc Chairperson Demands Inquiry into Antecedents of Boy Victims. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ "Alcohol blamed for homestay attack". Retrieved 14 Aug 2012.
- http://www.asianage.com/india/sham-report-womens-commission-mangalore-home-stay-attack-573
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