Mangalore police on Saturday arrested two persons and detained four, a day after CPM MLA's daughter and her Muslim male friend were attacked allegedly by Sri Ram Sena and Bajrang Dal activists who beat up and kidnapped Shruti, the girl in question, for talking to Shabib, a classmate of her brother.
The identities of those arrested or detained could not be ascertained.
The incident took place at 1530 hours on Friday when Shruti, the daughter of CPM MLA Kunjambu, was on her way to Mangalore from Kasirgarh after a vacation by a bus.
The activists attacked the 12th standard student in the bus while she was talking to a Muslim male friend. They dragged the two out of the bus and beat them up before forcibly putting them in a waiting auto-rickshaw and fleeing the spot.
The girl was released after an hour, the boy is still missing.
Kunjambu had confirmed the incident saying, "My daughter was coming back to home after the vacation by a bus. The conductor of the bus belonged to BJP. He informed the Ram Sena and Bajrang Dal goons who attacked my daughter, dragged her and her friend out of the bus and kidnapped them.”
He further added, "My daughter was released after almost an hour.”
Meanwhile, condemning the incident Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Saturday termed the incident as “devilish”.
The Sri Ram Sene has denied any role in the attack.
The identities of those arrested or detained could not be ascertained.
The incident took place at 1530 hours on Friday when Shruti, the daughter of CPM MLA Kunjambu, was on her way to Mangalore from Kasirgarh after a vacation by a bus.
The activists attacked the 12th standard student in the bus while she was talking to a Muslim male friend. They dragged the two out of the bus and beat them up before forcibly putting them in a waiting auto-rickshaw and fleeing the spot.
The girl was released after an hour, the boy is still missing.
Kunjambu had confirmed the incident saying, "My daughter was coming back to home after the vacation by a bus. The conductor of the bus belonged to BJP. He informed the Ram Sena and Bajrang Dal goons who attacked my daughter, dragged her and her friend out of the bus and kidnapped them.”
He further added, "My daughter was released after almost an hour.”
Meanwhile, condemning the incident Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Saturday termed the incident as “devilish”.
The Sri Ram Sene has denied any role in the attack.
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