City police initiate proceedings for externment of three Bajrang Dal activists and other persons

Mangaluru police initiate externment proceedings of three Bajrang Dal activists and others for suspected involvement in activities that could create communal tension

The city police have initiated proceedings for the externment of three Bajrang Dal activists and a few others as they suspect they will be involved in activities that will create communal tension in Dakshina Kannada.

Talking to reporters on Friday, Police Commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R. Jain said the city police has ‘zero tolerance’ of moral policing and other incidents that create communal unrest.

“So far, we have ordered the externment of 62 persons this year. As many as 987 persons this year have given undertaking that they will not take part in any criminal activity,” he said.

Asked about the externment proceedings against the three Bajrang Dal activists, Balachandra, Ganesh Attavar, and Jaya Prashant, the Police Commissioner said these three were among the 13 persons that the city police stations proposed for externment. “Notices have been issued to them,” he said.

In a statement, Mr. Jain said Jaya Prashant was accused in seven criminal cases, while Balachandra and Ganesh Attavar were accused in five criminal cases. These three had given an undertaking that they would not take part in any criminal activity.

Recently, these three were involved in two criminal cases. As they violated the norms of the undertaking, legal proceedings were initiated against them to collect fine.

Similar action has been taken against 12 persons so far, who have paid the fine and were also in judicial custody, he added.