2012 Mangalore homestay attack

Attack in Mangalore, Karnataka February 2019 February 2019 On 28 July 2012, activists belonging to the Hindu Jagarana Vedike affiliated with the Sangh Parivar,The rise of a moral vigilante in Karnataka https://www.newindianexpress.com/?pageNumber=1&parentId=5438&operation=complaint 17 August 2012 Indian Express 5 August 2012 allegedly attacked a birthday party at an unlicensed homestay in Mangalore, Karnataka.Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV) south regional chief not keen on electoral role https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Hindu-Jagaran-Vedike-HJV-south-regional-chief-not-keen-on-electoral-role/articleshow/15354271.cms https://archive.today/20130103074616/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/mangalore/33034531_1_satyajit-hindu-jagaran-vedike-hjv live 3 January 2013 14 Aug 2012 The Times Of India NCW to probe attack on birthday party http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-15/mangalore/33216372_1_ncw-chairperson-probe-attack-investigation-report 18 August 2012 Times of India 15 August 2012 3 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130103083633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-15/mangalore/33216372_1_ncw-chairperson-probe-attack-investigation-report dead The 12 people at the party, including 5 girls, were allegedly beaten, stripped and molested.Mangalore http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267764/moralists-molest-women.html 'Moralists' molest women Deccanherald.com 2012-07-28 2012-08-17 The faces of some girls were blackened.Mangalore: Girls thrashed for partying, 4 arrested https://www.news18.com/videos/india/mangalore-gfx-deepa-492064.html 28 July 2012 News18 9 February 2019 The activists claimed the youngsters were consuming alcohol and were involved in "some indecent activities".Karnataka Deputy CM confirms arrest of eight alleged rave party attackers in Mangalore http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/07/29/123-Karnataka-Deputy-CM-confirms-arrest-of-eight-alleged-rave-party-attackers-in-Mangalore-.html 14 Aug 2012 Hundreds of locals, including women, staged protests complaining police had not taken steps to check "illegal activities" in the home-stay despite complaining on several occasions. Hindu Jagaran Vedike President Jagadish Karanth demanded and check on such "obscene activities". Parts of the attack were captured on camera by a reporter at the scene, and were shown on various news channels.Mangalore Homestay Attack. The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2012.A Reporter's Tale of Mangalore Incident. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904102730/http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/a-reporters-tale-of-mangalore-incident/14/38393/ 4 September 2021 The Sunday Indian. Retrieved 4 August 2012. Twenty two activists were arrested in the following days.Jaideep Shenoy http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-02/mangalore/33000547_1_mangalore-south-sub-division-latest-arrests-chief-seemant-kumar-singh Morning Mist Home Stay attack arrests now goes up to 22 - Times Of India Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 2012-08-02 2012-08-17 3 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130103085136/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-02/mangalore/33000547_1_mangalore-south-sub-division-latest-arrests-chief-seemant-kumar-singh dead 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.August 2012September 2012 Karnataka State Women's Commission The Women's Commission, which is not an investigating agencyAugust 2012, contradicted the police findings. Its 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.http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=4347 Welcome Bellevision.com 2012-08-09 2012-08-17September 2012 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". The chairperson also 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.https://archive.today/20130117213336/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BAN-wc-chairperson-demands-inquiry-into-antecedents-of-boy-victims-3608085-NOR.html BAN wc Chairperson Demands Inquiry into Antecedents of Boy Victims. Retrieved 4 August 2012. Commission report The Commission submitted a report to the Home Ministry on 29 July. The report recommends investigation into whether the 'boys who organised the birthday party had misled the girls'.http://www.asianage.com/india/sham-report-womens-commission-mangalore-home-stay-attack-573 A sham report by women's commission on the Mangalore home stay attack The Asian Age 2012-08-10 2012-08-17 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". The Commission also recommended the use of a separate cell for missing trafficked women. 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 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.Neighbours came to know from TV http://www.deccanherald.com/content/267929/neighbours-came-know-tv.html 14 Aug 2012 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. Public reaction Prohibitory order were immediately slapped on the city. Colleges in the city stayed closed for a day in protest.http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_mangalore-students-protest-say-city-is-unsafe_1722024 Mangalore students protest; say city is unsafe - Bangalore - DNA Dnaindia.com 2012-07-31 2012-08-17 Seminar of C Manjula 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.Alcohol blamed for homestay attack http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article589054.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20120816003842/http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article589054.ece dead 16 August 2012 14 Aug 2012 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 2009 Mangalore pub attack 2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka References Category:History of Mangalore Category:Violence against women in India Category:Violence in India Category:Conservatism in India Category:Mass sexual assault Category:Hinduism-motivated violence in India Category:Religious violence in Coastal Karnataka