No connection between pub case and obscene video of students: Commissioner Shashi Kumar
Mangaluru: City Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar accompanied by other police officials visited the Recycle Restaurant on Tuesday morning and conducted an inquiry concerning Monday night’s incident.
The Commissioner who addressed the media after the restaurant visit said, “There is no connection between the obscene video of students and this pub case. The Recycle Restaurant Pub had been operating for many years. On Monday around 9 pm, four to five youngsters belonging to an organization had visited the pub. They informed the pub’s bouncer Dinesh that a minor boy and girl were at the venue. Following this, the manager went inside and inspected the pub. At the time, there were some local college students at the pub”, he informed.
“The students went outside after being told to do so by the manager. According to the bouncer’s statement, the activists from the organization did not go inside the pub but rather stayed outside and spoke from there. CCTV footage will be inspected concerning this, and appropriate action will be taken in this regard. The statements of the Pub’s manager and bouncer have already been obtained. Outsiders are not allowed to ask for an ID or license. After reviewing this aspect, appropriate legal action will be undertaken in this regard”, he said.
The incident surrounding an obscene video of college students which occurred earlier in the city and the students involved in this pub case is unrelated. The students at the pub were all final-year degree students. According to the Pub’s rule, individuals aged 21 and above are allowed to enter the venue. Therefore, after obtaining more information on the issue, legal action will be undertaken”, he informed.
DCP Anshu Kumar, ACP Parameshwar Hegde, CCB Inspector Mahesh Pasaad, and Inspector Raghavendra Baindur were present.
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UP Cong holds statewide protest seeking probe into FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand
Lucknow (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday staged a statewide protest demanding a fair and transparent inquiry into the FIR lodged against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and those who filed the complaint against him.
In a statement issued here, the party said memorandums addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi were submitted through district magistrates in all districts of the state.
Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Manish Hindvi told PTI that the memorandums were handed over through the district administration in all 75 districts.
In the memorandum, the party alleged that Saraswati and his disciples were "unnecessarily harassed and humiliated" by police on the occasion of Amavasya and were prevented from taking a ritual bath (at the Magh Mela). It further alleged that some disciples were manhandled and taken to a police station.
The memorandum also claimed that an FIR was later registered against Saraswati, his disciple Swami Mukundanand Brahmachari and several unidentified persons in a sexual harassment case. It termed the case a "conspiracy" aimed at tarnishing the seer's reputation.
Citing Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, the memorandum stated that these provisions guarantee religious freedom and the right of religious denominations to manage their own affairs.
It described the position of shankaracharya held by Saraswati as "one of the highest spiritual posts in Sanatan tradition" and alleged that the entire episode appeared to have been "orchestrated in a planned manner".
"We request that the background of the persons who got the FIR registered be investigated in a transparent manner by a retired high court judge and strict action be taken against them," the memorandum said.
It also sought a "fair and transparent probe" into the allegations levelled against Saraswati so that the truth could be established.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai had told reporters in Varanasi after meeting Saraswati that the party stood firmly with him.
The Congress said it would continue to press for an impartial inquiry into the entire episode.
On February 21, an FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari on charges of sexually abusing two persons, including a minor, over the past year at a gurukul and religious congregations, including the recently concluded Magh Mela.
Days after he was booked, Saraswati had said on Monday that he would not oppose his arrest and asserted that the "fabricated story" would be exposed sooner or later.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Saraswati alleged that criminals rule in Uttar Pradesh, level allegations and influence investigations, as he denied having any contact with the two persons for whose alleged sexual abuse he has been booked.
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