Bridegroom, invitees suffer injuries as police storm into Mehndi function
The Hindu
The police received several complaints about loud music being played there
A team of policemen from Udupi’s Kota Police Station, led by a Sub-Inspector of Police, is said to have stormed into a Mehndi function that was going on in a colony of Koraga tribal community and assaulted the bridegroom and others at Kotatattu village on Monday night.
Kotatattu is a place from where Minister for Social Welfare Kota Srinivas Poojary hails. The Mehndi function was being held in the house of Gulabi, a resident. Her grandson’s marriage is scheduled on Wednesday.
Dalit activist Sunder Master told reporters that some people complained to the police about loud music being played at the venue. Though Gulabi’s family members assured them of winding up the event at 11 p.m., the police team, led by Sub-Inspector Santosh, resorted to a lathicharge against Gulabi’s family members and others who were attending the event. Several innocent people, including the bridegroom, have suffered injuries, he said.