Pub attack case: Forum urges govt. to appeal against city court judgement
Mangaluru: The Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development on Monday urged the State government to file an appeal against a city court judgment acquitting 26 of 30 accused in the infamous pub attack case registered in the city in 2009.
In a press release, forum’s co-ordinator Vidya Dinker said that the outcome was unexpected and “we had been hoping for the strictest punishment for the guilty as per law.”
The forum said that the State government should pursue the matter seriously.
It criticised the Sri Rama Sene for celebrating the ‘victory’ by distributing sweets and bursting crackers.
The government should make use of the video and photographic evidence while filing the appeal. It should correct loopholes, if any, in the investigation in the case. The government should ensure that the guilty are punished.
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Neeraj Chopra wins Golden Spike meet
Ostrava (Czech Republic), Jun 24 (PTI): Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday clinched the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition.
Fresh from his Paris Diamond League win on June 20, Chopra emerged on top in a nine-man field here though with a modest effort of 85.29m in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
He had skipped the last two editions of Golden Spike -- an event that his coach Jan Zelezny won nine times in a storied career -- due to fitness issues.
The 27-year-old Chopra has had an impressive season so far, having won his first Diamond League title in two years in Paris after also breaching the elusive 90m mark during his second place finish in Doha DL in May.
