Bangalore: Rape threat to woman activist - V R Bhat arrested


Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Aug 3: Writer and columnist V R Bhat, who has been accused of threatening social activist N Prabha Belavangala with rape in a post on Facebook, was arrested by the Chandra Layout police here on Saturday August 2.

Prabha, state secretary of NGO Bharat Jnana Vignyana Samiti, had posted a status update on Facebook stating that a great deal of contributions were made by the lower strata of people towards development of a nation, but the upper strata of certain religious sects took the credit. In her complaint, she said that she want to evoke a healthy and enlightened debate about people through this post.

In reply to her post, V R Bhat, said to be an RSS man, allegedly issued a threat to Prabha, stating, "such activists (like Prabha) should be dragged by their hair and raped to correct them."

The reply also stated, "What do you (Prabha) know about Sanatana Dharma? People like you want saffron flag banned wherever they see it. Poor things, what do they know, they think what they know is truth; things will be all right if women like you are dragged by their hair and raped."

Following this post, Prabha lodged complaints against V R Bhat in different police stations, and soon after, V R Bhat deleted the post, but not before it went viral. The alleged threat made headlines in the media and several organizations condemened Bhat's statements and demanded his arrest.

Meanwhile, Bhat went absconding, and police formed four teams to hunt him down. After an exhaustive search in various places including Uttara Kannada where he hails from, he was finally nabbed in Yeswantpur.

Bhat has been booked under IPC sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 354 A (sexual harassment), 354 D (stalking) and 109 (abetment) and 66 A of IT Act (sending offensive messages through communication service).

While there was public outrage against Bhat, the RSS in a statement insisted that he was not a member of the right wing. "The said person has no responsibility of RSS. His remarks were nothing to do with RSS and RSS will never endorse such irresponsible and socially unacceptable comment. RSS completely dissociates from the said controversy as it has nothing to do with it," Prof B V Sreedharswamy, joint general secretary said in an official statement.

 

  

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  • Vince, Dallas

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Rape/sex offender is the crime of someone forcing someone else to have sex. It happens to men and women and many cases go unreported.without their consent. It is terrible, terrifying and devastating for the survivor. The Sexual Offences Act defines it as the intentional penetration by a penis of the vagina, anus or mouth of another person, and there are clauses about consent and the belief in consent.Being silent only helps your attacker. Telling someone means you can get the physical checks and the support you need.Then either call the police and visit your GP or local sexual health centre ASAP. They will advise what to do and won't tell anyone (including the police) unless you say so.

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  • BABA, BANGALORE

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Successfully prosecuting Mister Bhatt for the offenses cited at the time of his arrest will test the capabilities of Karnataka police. The evidence is material and documentary and the trial should not take too much time.

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  • vedaasthuthi, udupi

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Dear Mr Suleman Beary/Udupi
    May i know , what you understood in this article, can you brief us!!
    Do you know about the remarks of Taslema nasrin , even fatwas were issued to this poor lady !
    But this BHAT should apologize for his cheap mentality remarks!
    Dhanyavad

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  • irfan, mangalore

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Put 10 years Jail.. then they wil realize....

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Sexual threat harrasement and rapes on women's are increasing because of these crook, narrow cheap mentality people.

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  • Mohandas Kapikad, Mangaluru

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    This lady is equally responsible with this guy for making irresponsible & provocative comments. How can purhoit community accept her comments. They never go to perform big rituals uneless you call them. She should question the Politicians & not Purohits. She has thrown stone & naturally it has bounced back.

    Let both people here acknowledge their mistake & appologise each other for such act.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    True colors of RSS and BJP are now exposed ...

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  • Louis Maxim, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    As per Khaki rules, he will get a ticket for next Assembly election. Praapanna Agrahara is the right place for this type of guys n for their supporters.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    BECAUSE OF RSS SOME EXTREME ELEMENTS ARE IN CONTROL OR ELSE WE COULD ALSO FACED SAME CONSEQUENCES LIKE PAKISTAN, IRAQ, BANGLA, LIBYA, EGYPT......

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  • Amith, Udupi

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    U can give him company

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    NOW EVERYONE FORGET THE 06 YEAR OLD RAPE AND STARTED TALK ABOUT BHAT !!!

    WHAT A FUNNY PEOPLE !!

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  • Kamalakar, Bangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    V R Bhat is arrested. Police should carefully with respect to Goonda act. Does that mean Ms Prabha can write any derogatery remarks on entire purohit(Brahmin) community and provoke for the respose. Purohits never go to perform any pooja until they are called to. They perform homa havana to create pure and positive atmosphere. Ms Prabha should not continue "juttu" comments. she also should be questioned.

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  • Suleman Beary, Udupi

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Mrs. Prabha narrated about the truth. V.R. Bhat shown his true colors un knowingly.

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    This man V Rbhat is disgusting!! deserves severe punishment... I dont find making fun of women, with "rape" remarks, or making fun of special kids by using "reatrds" kind of swearing is not kool at all... No person should go through this rape or reatrdness!! ... condemn this act with strong word and make sure, no one tries to save him from Jail!!

    secondly, I have also gone through this woman's profile.. she should be having restraint on her words!! every time, u cant go on on blabbering $#it against "sanatan dharma, Purohitashahi, brahminical practices or hindu culuture" ... you may have been oppressed by centuries, however govt has given u enough rights to overcome that situation!! but that doesnt mean you in turn start oppressing them!!

    Just imagine, Moghals treated Hindus very badly with Jizya tax and curtailing their freedom and practices!! does that mean, today to get even, you start making fun of muslims and their practices..? NOT KOOL in Secular domain!!

    No one asks you to go to temple, go to priests, do pooja, wear a bindi, or anything of that sorts! and secondly, if all govt do Bhoomi pooja, or some other pooja on special days , what is ur problem?? dont be a part of it!! u cant stop that.... if you must , fight for uniform civil code... fight for womens rights everywehre!!..

    Hinduism had lot of bad practices... Sati, tonsuring widows, child marriage, untouchability, education only for the elite and many such bad practices... Upper caste, like dayanand saraswati, rajaram mohan roy, bal Gangadhar tilak, Gandhiji, also have stopped these eveil practices and we ar emuch better today.. there are few more, which will go away as we are educated and follow science!! ... Stop making mockery and inciting hatred amongst communtiies!! VR bhat kind of bigots, who dont know how to debate will get personal and such ugly incidences occur..!! Dharma, becomes drama for such people!! they can never be real hindus....and let alone understanding the philospohy!!

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  • abdul samad, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    HELLO ABVP, HELLO BAJRANG DAL , HELLO VHP...ARE YOU THERE..WHEN YOUR PROTEST START AGAINST MR BHAT..OUR YOU STILL WANT HIDE LIKE WHEN HALLAPA , RENUKACHARIYA, BLUE FILM ..I HOPE U WILL REPEAT THIS AGAIN..LET ME KNOW WHEN UR PROTEST IM WAITING

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Is this the true face of sanghi led intolerance and extremism??

    Threatening a woman forum in a disgusting and cheap manner MUST be condemned. Women in India are unsafe today due to cheap minded men like V.R. Bhat.

    We must strongly condemn such acts....lets imagine if this fellow would have commented against our mothers and sisters in a similar way.

    Its worth noting that RSS came forward and quickly disowned this fellow. Its their old trademark of washing their hands off people who are caught.

    Good to note that the law is strict in such a case.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    NM Mangalore,
    RSS condems bad remarks whether it is by you or some one of its own. It has done the same thing here. What is wrong in it? Should RSS have supported this bad remark?

    RSS stands tall and apart from your KFD, PFI and SIMI who not only support terrorists but also harbour & nurture them.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    @Shankar - get your facts right.its reported that this person is associated with rss and no wonder he is indoctrinated to abuse and slander people.

    And regarding sanghis "great contribution"... we all know ho killed Mahatma Gandhi and who washed their hand off and denied links with godse back then.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE.

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Shanker,

    Give us one Sanghi who speaks good about other community or believes/respects in Indian Constitution.Their notion of patriotism/nationalism in fact, pseudo and cultural nationalism.
    The said BHAT not only asked to rape some elderly social activist but taking other community for a task with his low ,filthy and below std.In fact this but a disgrace to his community which propagates SARVA JANO SUKHINO BHAVANTO.

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  • Mallikarjuna , Belgaum

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    This is Facebook Terrorism,
    A new type of terrorism.

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  • Praveen Kumaresh, Bengaluru

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    This V R Bhat has also supported people like Repu Asaram Bapu and Bidadi Nithyaananda Swamy through his Facebook. So we can easily understand his mentality.

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Shankar,
    RSS ka jhatka laga hai kya?
    Keep this type of sense always in ur mind before you show finger to others

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  • Prasheesh Kumar. S. , Mumbai.

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    As you Rape so shall you Reap !

    Whether you rape physically or rape by WORDS both are heinous crimes and deserve harsh punishment.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Is this is called Modi's AAche Din????

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal for his controversial comments against women of Communist party

    And V R Bhat's alleged threat to Prabha, state secretary of NGO Bharat Jnana Vignyana Samiti has lot of similarities.
    Must be condemned.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    THE COMMENT OF V R BHAT CONDEMNABLE...SAYING THAT THE LADY ALSO MADE SAME MISTAKE BY WRITING UN NECESSARY THINGS.....

    IF WE JUSTIFIED THIS ARREST, WHY SAYYED GHILANI A SEPARATIST IS OUTSIDE WHO IS ABUSING INDIA AND INDIAN CITIZEN EVERYDAY...

    ARUNDATHI ROY WHO LIVES HERE AND SUPPORTS SEPARATISTS, PAKISTAN. IN HER EVERY ARTICLE SHE SPOKE AGAINST GANDHI, INDIAN CULTURES AND SUPPORTS RED TERROR MAOISTS....WHY SHE IS FREE AND SHE SHOULD BE ALSO IN JAIL....
    IN RECENT ELECTION SO MANY PEOPLE ABUSED MODI (BOTI BOTI KAATENGHE), STILL THEY ARE OUTSIDE JAIL....

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    We should appreciate Dinesh Ameen Mattu for helping Prabha in filing complaint against V R Bhat and instructing the Police dept to take action immediately.
    Dinesh Ameen is a Mangalorean and a former popular columnist of Prajavani and presently a Media Adviser to Siddaramaiah.

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  • G.Z.T. Kunte., Udupi

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    This is not the first time VR Bhat is using such abusive language. He has used such filthy language even against great Kannada Poet Kuvempu even though Kuvempu is not alive. He has used the same language even against other women activists like Mallika Ghanti.
    Other intellectuals against whom he has abused are: U R Anatha Murthy, Girish Karnad, Devanur Mahadeva, Yogish Master, H L Keshava Murthy, Dinesh Ameen Mattoo and Gauri Lankesh.
    In current Week's Gauri Lankesh Kannada weekly the full details of V R Bhat's filthy mind is elaborated.

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  • francis lobo , mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Fit candidate to become an MLA or an MP. Political parties will surely give him a ticket ,because he has gone to jail and for slur

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  • Vicky D, Dubai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Mandha buddhi!

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  • masif, Manglore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Durga Vahini & Women front of India should be protest against V.R Bhat for register police case under gooda act as per new rape case law

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  • masif, Manglore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Some people (Organization) have a one more weapon that is rape same like communal riots. this weapon using for the destroy the enemy's

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  • MANU, Udupi

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Seems to be an idiot.
    Mail pink panties to this woman hater.

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    There were many campaigners for religious freedom few weeks back when people who forwarded messages like death to Modi or showing our PM in funeral pyre. That is freedom of expression for people like this so called social worker Perinje but this is " how can Bhat use such a language.." rss blah blah..... Wah re wah, what a change-over mama, hypocrits to the core. I guess freedom if expression under modi rule is only their birth right!

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    V.R.Bhat is a dangerous to society. He is a disgrace to man kind and a pain on this earth. By absconding he has proved that he is a coward.

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  • Captain, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Bhatrey!!! Bayige bandhage bogalidere eedey (Dur)gathi....

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    RSS never owns when it's cadres are in danger.I wonder why Sanghis are so frustrated, angry,loosing control,abusing with filthy language everywhere when their school of thought were differed or challenged?

    How could VR Bhat use such language for women folks?I was told that he was arrested under GOONDA ACT.It shows his capital and it should be condemned in all words.Well done, let him stay for 6 month in jail with out bail.

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  • Vishnu Shetty, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Ismail,

    Followers of Hitler are abusive in social media. If you confront them they tend to loose their patience and be violent. I wonder, how come RSS know who is its members when they don't maintain membership records.

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  • RSRB, Kundapura / Singapore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE

    It has become a trend to attach any "non-minority religion" to RSS without any proof.
    Do you know by attaching all non-minorties to RSS, it helps RSS to grow faster?

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  • Roland nyzil, Siddakatte/Antigua-w.I

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    V.R.Bhat is not a RSS man...?but I saw his picture...he is a founder of one RSS unit...

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    It is an acceptable fact that bad people will be there in all big organisations who do not hold any responsibilities of the organisation.
    For example you have Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in congress. They looted the country so you can't tell that all congressmen are looters.

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  • Shashank, Udupi

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    maadiddunnoo maaraayaaa...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, BAHRAIN

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Such moron should be brought to all the streets of India and should be beaten black and blue by WOMEN with sandals & stones.

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