8 hurt as Hindu group attacks women in Mangalore pub

MORAL PENAL CODE: Police have arrested ten people on charges of physical assault and criminal intimidation.

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Mangalore: Members of a self appointed moral police Sri Ram Sena barged into a Mangalore pub and beat up eight women on Sunday.

About 40 activists allegedly from the Hindu fundamentalist group Sri Rama Sena gatecrashed into a Mangalore pub and thrashed up people inside. Eight women were injured two of them seriously.

"There are some activities going on here that spoil Hindu tradition. We've just shown our frustration at that assault on Indian tradition. We don't like such indecent behavior and tried to stop it," said Sri Rama Sena spokesperson, Dinakar.

The Mangalore Police have arrested ten people on charges of physical assault and criminal intimidation. But the Sri Ram Sena says it will repeat such attacks despite the huge public outcry.

"I have taken up the case and wanted to speak to IG but he is not taking my calls. I will make sure that the culprits are arrested," said member of National Commission for Women, Nirmala Venkatesh.

Mangalore has seen an increase in moral policing over the past one year which is blotting the cosmopolitan image of the coastal city.