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Six activists of the right- wing Sri Ram
Sene, who had planned to spark
communal violence in the north Karnataka
town of Sindhagi by hoisting the Pakistani
flag on the mini Vidhan Soudha premises,
are now lodged behind bars.
Interestingly, all the accused had staged
demonstrations in the town the very
next day to protest the delay in
arresting those responsible for the
reprehensible act. They also tried to
manhandle Bijapur district SP D. C.
Rajappa and other officers when they
visited the spot.
Four days after the incident, the police
on Thursday arrested the Sene activists
on the charges of fomenting communal
disharmony. The police said Rakesh
Siddaramiah Mutt (19, Anil Kumar (18),
Parashuram Ashok (20, Rohit Eshwar
(18, Sunil Madiwalappa (18) and
Mallanagouda Vijaykumar (18)- all
members of Sene's youth wing were
responsible for the flag- hoisting
incident.
The police are on the lookout for
absconding accused Arun Vaghmore
(20).
"Rakesh is the Sindhagi unit president of
Sene's student wing and the other
accused are its members. They are all
students in various colleges of Sindhagi
and Bijapur. Their aim was to create
communal unrest and gain advantage
for their campaign," Rajappa said.
Sene chief Pramod Muthalik termed the
charges "baseless" and alleged that the
police were foisting a false case on his
outfit's members. But Rajappa said:
"The accused have confessed...They
were planning to shift base to Goa for a
few days by mid- January. They had
stitched the Pakistani flag at an
accomplice's house in
Sindhagi.Investigations are on to find
out if other Sene leaders are involved."
He said the accused conspired for a
week before hoisting the flag on the
night of December 31.
They returned the following morning
and staged their demonstration, pelting
stones at a government- owned bus.
"Their motive was clear: hoist the flag,
create unrest and take mileage by
protesting against the incident," Rajappa
said.
The clue cracking the case came from
an eyewitness, who had seen the
activists hoisting the flag around 3.30
am.
Rajappa said the witness later identified
one of the accused, who then spilled
the beans.
But former CM H. D. Kumaraswamy
gave a different version of the incident.
"I am told the RSS was behind the
incident. It is shameful that the BJP is
trying to create communal unrest for
political gains," he said. However,
neither the BJP nor the RSS reacted to
the allegation.
6 Sri Ram Sene men held for bid to hoist Pakistani flag : Mail Today Stories, News - India Today
Sene, who had planned to spark
communal violence in the north Karnataka
town of Sindhagi by hoisting the Pakistani
flag on the mini Vidhan Soudha premises,
are now lodged behind bars.
Interestingly, all the accused had staged
demonstrations in the town the very
next day to protest the delay in
arresting those responsible for the
reprehensible act. They also tried to
manhandle Bijapur district SP D. C.
Rajappa and other officers when they
visited the spot.
Four days after the incident, the police
on Thursday arrested the Sene activists
on the charges of fomenting communal
disharmony. The police said Rakesh
Siddaramiah Mutt (19, Anil Kumar (18),
Parashuram Ashok (20, Rohit Eshwar
(18, Sunil Madiwalappa (18) and
Mallanagouda Vijaykumar (18)- all
members of Sene's youth wing were
responsible for the flag- hoisting
incident.
The police are on the lookout for
absconding accused Arun Vaghmore
(20).
"Rakesh is the Sindhagi unit president of
Sene's student wing and the other
accused are its members. They are all
students in various colleges of Sindhagi
and Bijapur. Their aim was to create
communal unrest and gain advantage
for their campaign," Rajappa said.
Sene chief Pramod Muthalik termed the
charges "baseless" and alleged that the
police were foisting a false case on his
outfit's members. But Rajappa said:
"The accused have confessed...They
were planning to shift base to Goa for a
few days by mid- January. They had
stitched the Pakistani flag at an
accomplice's house in
Sindhagi.Investigations are on to find
out if other Sene leaders are involved."
He said the accused conspired for a
week before hoisting the flag on the
night of December 31.
They returned the following morning
and staged their demonstration, pelting
stones at a government- owned bus.
"Their motive was clear: hoist the flag,
create unrest and take mileage by
protesting against the incident," Rajappa
said.
The clue cracking the case came from
an eyewitness, who had seen the
activists hoisting the flag around 3.30
am.
Rajappa said the witness later identified
one of the accused, who then spilled
the beans.
But former CM H. D. Kumaraswamy
gave a different version of the incident.
"I am told the RSS was behind the
incident. It is shameful that the BJP is
trying to create communal unrest for
political gains," he said. However,
neither the BJP nor the RSS reacted to
the allegation.
6 Sri Ram Sene men held for bid to hoist Pakistani flag : Mail Today Stories, News - India Today
