Minority community students harassed in Karnataka

2021-09-27

Main Information

  • Victim Names Savio T Alonso, and others
  • Date of Incident 2021-09-27
  • Nature of Violence Physical assault
  • Causal factors Inter-religious marriage / elopement / affair
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Pritam Shetty, Arshit, Srinivas, Rakesh, Abhishek
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Mangalore, Surathkal Toll Booth, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Surathkal Toll Booth, Mangalore, Karnataka
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

A group of minority students were harassed and assaulted by the goons of Bajrang Dal on the Mangaluru highway while returning in the evening from a beach. The Bajrang Dal stopped their vehicle and suspected that a Hindu girl is travelling with these minority boys. However the police said that there were one Muslim boy and 2 Christian boys and three Muslim girls. A case under sections 341, 323, and 504 of the IPC was registered at Surathkal Police Station. The Mangaluru police has arrested five members of Bajrang Dal for harassing and assaulting the students.