Manipal : IFKCA protests against assault on Christian family by Bhajrangdal men in Shirva

Manipal : IFKCA protests against assault on Christian family by Bhajrangdal men in Shirva

Mangalore Today News Network

Manipal, Jan 21, 2014 : The  members of the International Federation of Karnataka Christian Associations(IFKCA)  staged a demonstration in front of the DC office at Manipal on January 20, Monday condemning the  assault on a Christian family of Shirva allegedly by  Bhajrangdal activists over a  property dispute.

The incident was reported on January 19 when  around 50  men suspected to be Bhajrangdal activists  including Vishwanath, Suresh, Sushanth, Shiva, Dheeraj Shetty, Vanaja, Nalini, Subraya, Nitin and others  had tried to raise  a wall across a Panchayat road leading to the residence of Jacintha D’Souza in Shirva.

Jacintha’s daughter Shweeni objected and tried to capture the happening in her camera when the accused reportedly snatched the camera from her, assaulted her and even pulled her clothes. Even her sister Shruthi, brother-in-law Kiran D’Souza and father Philip D’Souza were brutally assaulted, abused and threatened.

The people protesting before the DC  office alleged that the police have failed to initiate action against the assailants’ despite a complaint. They also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and  Additional SP Santosh Kumar.

 Prashanth Jattanna, District President of the Federation. Veronica Carnelio, Shalet D’Souza, Sunil Kabral and several others took part in the protest.

Here it is worth mentioning that the  district administration had stayed the construction of a compound wall across the public road  in November 2013 itself. The DC had then visited the place and had warned the  activists against raising a wall  on the approach road to Jacintha D’Souza’s house. The wall constructed then had been removed and the Tahsildar  had warned of action if a wall was raised yet again.