Mangaluru: Pub attack case - Disappointed with acquittal, forum urges govt to step in


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Mar 12: The Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development has said that it is highly disappointed with the
acquittal of all the accused in the Amnesia pub attack case of 2009, and has appealed to the state government to take appropriate measures to appeal against the judgement.

In a statement to the media, the Forum said, "We are severely disappointed by the wholesale acquittal of all the accused in the Amnesia pub attack of 2009. This outcome is entirely unexpected and we had been hoping for the strictest punishment for the guilty as per law. We demand that the state government take measures to immediately appeal the present judgment and make every effort possible to prove the guilt of the accused and ensure legitimate punishment for them.


File photo of the pub attack

"Amnesia pub attack had made international headlines due to the graphic violence and the world had seen live TV footage of the brutal attack on young girls. Newspapers had carried photographs of the goons beating up the victims. It is distressing to note than despite such strong video and photographic evidence and a trial lasting nearly 10 years the prosecution has failed to bring the guilty parties to justice.

"The Amnesia 'pub attack' marked the onset of immoral policing in Mangaluru which has destroyed the foundations of civic freedoms in this region and allowed criminal culture to flourish and terrorise the young and citizens in general, with political backing.

"The present judicial outcome of acquittal of all the accused will certainly send a wrong message to society that criminals can get away scot free. It will undermine public confidence in the law of the land and its ability to protect our civic rights. Young citizens who are picking up the courage to speak out and complain against immoral goons will be pushed into silence again," the Forum said.

"It has often been reported that in many media interactions, Sri Rama Sene’s Pramod Mutalik had himself made statements accepting the guilt of the accused. Today, after being acquitted, he has been brazen enough to celebrate his ‘victory’ by distributing sweets and bursting crackers. Media reports indicate that here again he has made statements tantamount to accepting guilt for the pub attack. All this only makes a mockery of the criminal justice system.

"Hence we urge the state government to pursue the matter seriously and immediately take steps to strive and reverse the judgment by addressing all the loopholes and shortcomings of the case," the Forum said.

  

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  • D M D'Souza, M'lore/Dubai

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Now Amith sha' judge loya case ,Vijay Mallya Nirav modi all will transfer their case to mangalore court....very soon....jai hooooo mangalore law 😂😂😂

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    We Mangaloreans want Judge Manjunath retirement.
    We Mangaloreans don't want blind judges who can't rule on the basis of real evidence.

    Together with The Citizens Forum we support "Repeal of this judgement in Supreme Court".

    Jai Hind

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  • RDsouza, Kadri Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Wow...Congress government gives armed police protection to Pramod Muthalik!!!
    His men molest girls. No security for women but Misogynist gets armed state police cover! Acche din for Goons. The entire incident was recorded on Camera and still they were acquitted due to lack of evidences...RIP Indian Judicial and political System!!! We are really in a banana republic :(

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  • Rudy, Bangaluru, India

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    ONE OF THE BEST JUDGEMENT OF THE RECENT YEARS. JUDGE TO BE AWARDED HIGHEST OF THE AWARD...............!.NOTHING BUT MOCKERY OF INDIAN LAW. THIS JUDGEMENT CONFIRMS GOONDAGIRI IN MANGALORE WILL CONTINUE .....!

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  • Alwyn, alwynpermannur@gmail.com

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    How we can belive in the Indian Law????? After being this much big issue no one gulity punished means is the law is giving rights to do more attackes like this???

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  • subbu, mluru/bluru

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Pub Attack has become so much Famous(I mean Infamous) all over the India. It was real shame to mangalore as well as Karnataka. So much attacks are happening in mangalore even after that.Only in mangalore i can see such incident happens in whole South India i can say.

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  • Ajay, Kallianpur

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Even if the HC overturns this blatantly wrong verdict the judge himself will never be questioned as to why he gave such a wrong verdict, like in the famous Talvar's case. The judiciary must be made accountable for their blatantly wrong verdicts, only then can we expect justice from courts.

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  • Anand, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Now Goondaism will increase in Mangalore . They will attack innocent openly . What a Joke.
    When this attack happened everybody angry with State govt. They even lost the election due to this reason. Hope congress will re open the case and give justice to the case.

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  • desmond nazareth, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Hi
    We live in a time where politicians work for themselves, law is lawless,
    honesty is in text books , police are corrupt and so on

    Why do we collectively agree to pay bribes to get jobs done fast?

    the law not able to see footage, maybe a serious condition of glaucoma.......and practically trur, gradual blindness die to pressure !!!!!!

    Jai Hind

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    same Law given cleanchit to George , Metti ,Salman khan and 2G case.. we have to say Satya meva jayathe.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    same law was silent during Modi's 2002 pogrom.

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  • Rajesh, Manglore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    and in 1984 also...

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  • Louis Fernandes, belthangady

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    the leader of accused group himself publically admitted that he feel guilty for attacking girls in the pub. so where is the question of lack of evidence ?

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  • Rajen Gopi, Calicut

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Ten years of wait & this is what my Mangloreans got. Dont expect much in Adwait case; after ten years verdict will be slipped on a piece of soap in the pub and hurt himself.

    And this is not funny either.

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  • kaleel, Mangaluru

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Aandaa kanoon
    save democracy

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  • Heri Fernandes, Mangalore/UK

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Indeed a black day for Mangalore... Lack of evidence.. Either the judge must be blind or been bribed left and right or threatened!! Mockery of judiciary!! Definitely an appeal in higher court warranted..

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Citizen forum of mangalore must call for a megha rally immediately in front of court or judge house immediately .

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  • PEDDA GUNDA, MANGALURU

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    YOUR HIGHNESS, YOUR HONOR, big words are now NO meaning in the court of law. There are cctv footage and they cant see it ! I mean to say law become "ANDHA". Public condemned the act of goondasim but court uphold the dignity of GOONDas.

    The black days ahead for the party goers ! be careful when going to the parties ( including kids birthday party) at your own risk ! you may landed in hospital or somewhere else.

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    If this verdict cannot warrant an appeal then we need to redefine what appeal means. Lack of evidence? Joke of the entire human history, not just joke of the century. Disgusting.

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  • Praveen, Karkala

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    THATS POLITICS! THIRD CLASS LAW AND ORDER .

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  • jeevan, kudla

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Rahul , Mangalore
    Noted your comment. Dont be blind. Why you did not object while KHANGRESS withdrawn 75 criminal cases against PFI activist involved in communal clashes across Karnataka ???

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  • Faizal, Udupi/Khobar

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Blind bakth, enough is enough, do you know there is many criminal activity from RSS and do you see any single FIR against them., this is called BLIND LAW & RULES.

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    When the so called victims of this case neither filed any complaint with the police nor they have given any witness then how this so called" forum " expect the judgement has per their wish . Judgement goes by the way the case,witness been produced / filed in the court.
    The judgement clearly shows it is all fabricated to tarnish some one

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  • jeevan, kudla

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Acquittal ???
    Why hue and cry in this case ? judicial verdict is supreme. Was not khangress withdrawn criminal cases against PFI activist involved in communal roots cases in Karnataka ???

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  • Ashhar, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    What about RSS?

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  • narayan, karnataka

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    RSS is motivated by BJP... these goons never succeed... One or the other fate is waiting for them... If they are winning now they have to loose later...

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  • jeevan, kudla

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Acquittal ?
    We celebarate and let Pappu go fast until death.

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  • Salam, Mangaluru

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Dirty politics

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  • jeevan, kudla

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Acquittal ???
    Big set back for khangress & PFI alliance
    Jai ho RSS.

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  • vinod Raj, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    ಇಂತಹ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಕ್ಲಿಪ್ ಮತ್ತು ಫೋಟೋ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಸಾಕ್ಸಿವಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಹೇಳಿದೆ..ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಡಿದವರು ಯಾರು? ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ ಯಾರಿಗೆ?ಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಎಂಬುದು ಕೇವಲ ಕಾಲಹರಣ ಮಾಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಇದೆಯಾ?ಈ ತೀರ್ಪು ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡಿದಂತಾಗಿದೆ

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Tomorrow Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Dawood Ibrahim & Vijay Mallya will be set free ...

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  • Siraj Ahmed, Kudla

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Jai Ho ... Jai Ho ... Jai Hoooooo.... It Happens only in India ...I
    It Happens only in India 😀

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  • RM shenoy, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Ye Bhagwan, utalo SABKO upar, RIP in Adv....

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  • Cyril, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    DOWN WITH HARASSMENT.
    THIS JUDGEMENT IS AN HARASSMENT TO THE PEOPLE SUFFERED IN DK.

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