Suratkal moral policing incident : Resentment against bail to accused in police station

Suratkal moral policing incident : Resentment against bail to accused in police station

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Sep 28, 2021: The police action of granting bail to all the five accused arrested in a case of moral policing near the Suratkal toll gate last Sunday has led to widespread resentment.

 

It may be recalled here that Savio T Alphonso(20) along with his classmates Vijay and Shameela, all students of a medical college at Derlakatte were returning after visiting Malpe and Manipal in their vehicle on Sunday evening  when some Sangh Parivar activists who stopped the vehicle  had  abused and assaulted the students. Police Inspector Sharief who noticed the incident had tried to stop the attackers. Later Savio had lodged a complaint.

It was only after the video of the incident went viral that the Police Department   chose to arrest  the five men including Bajrangdal district pramukh Preetham Shetty, Suratkal unit leader Arshith, Srinivas, Rakesh and Abhishek on Monday night.

Meanwhile they were booked under IPC Section 341, 323, and 504 and then released on bail in the station itself. The decision to grant them bail in the station itself is now  widely criticised.