Mangalore: Mangala Bar at Valencia Attacked by Miscreants - Two Injured
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (GA)
Mangalore, Oct 7: In a shocking incident, a group of miscreants attacked Mangala Bar & Restaurant at Valencia near Kankanady late on Monday October 6 night. It was a sudden attack when the restaurant was abuzz with crowd in the late hours.
The miscreants who came on mobikes attacked the restaurant with stones, wooden clubs and sabres. The group of almost 20 miscreants even went upstairs and ransacked the restaurant. They damaged the furniture in the restaurant. While some of them went rampaging inside the restaurant, others damaged all the counters belonging to the restaurant from outside, throwing soft drink bottles, liquor bottles out of the restaurant and smashing 2 coin booths. While the restaurant incurred huge loss of property, two of its staff suffered critical injuries. Both of them have been admitted to Father Muller hospital.
Though the motive behind the attack is not known so far, it is believed that it could have been owing to some personal rivalry. DySP Dharmaiah who arrived on the spot, after taking stock of things, said that it was purely owing to personal rivalry. He further said that a person named Shrikanth had come to the restaurant just before closing on Sunday October 5 night. When he asked for food, the cashier of the restaurant reportedly said him that restaurant had almost been shut and food is not available.
This led to severe argument between Shrikanth and the cashier. Once they were joined by their friends and colleagues, both of them were soon up in arms. An enraged cashier hit Shrikanth with a bottle on his head. Shrikanth who suffered injuries was admitted to the hospital while the cashier was arrested by the police. The latter is still in the judicial custody after failing to get bail.
Accordingly, it is perceived that today's act could be purely out of personal grudge. However, police have initiated probe into the matter. Pandeshwar police have registered a case in this regard.
More details are awaited.