Udupi: Assault on students - all seven accused secure bail
Inchara Udupi
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Mar 19: The local court, on Monday March 18, granted conditional bail to all the seven persons, who have been accused of beating up three Hindu youths, taking umbrage at the fact that they were talking to a Muslim girl.
Rajesh and Srinath from Katipalla near Suratkal, along with another youngster, who were students of an institution, were beaten up after stopping the private bus in which they were travelling, at Kaup. The group which intercepted the bus was reportedly angry at the fact that they were speaking to a girl student from another community. This gave rise to instant protest by workers of Hindu organizations, who demanded for the arrest of the culprits.
The police had arrested Mubin (31) from Mallar Pakiranakatte, Tausif (25) from Mallar Kombagudde, as well as Jalaluddin (24), Nasir (21), Rafiq (32), Mohammed Ashraf (31), and Sheikh Siraj from Uchila, in this connection. All the seven were produced in the court on Monday. Advocates, Asadulla Katapadi, and Iqbal Udupi, represented the accused in the court.
The bail conditions are that the accused have to present themselves in the presence of the investigating officer once a week, and they cannot leave their native places without the court’s permission.