Recent incidents of moral policing in Karnataka

The Indian Express has a list of some recent incidents: [Link]

  • May 6, 2007: Twenty-seven activists of the little known ‘Karnataka Yuva Vedike’ attacked Athena Pub at Leela Palace Hotel on Airport Road in Bangalore. The activists had asked all the customers at the pub to vacate, and had gone on rampage.
  • August 10, 2008: The activists of ‘Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’ attacked a group of 35 people, who were holding a Rave party at Manchanabele Dam in Maradi Taluk. The police had later arrested all the 35 people including a Spaniard and an Israeli national, and recovered ganja and other narcotics.
  • December 27, 2008: The members of ‘Hoysala Sena’ protested against Fuga Pub in Ashok Nagar police station limits, and alleged that illegal activities were going on in the pub and customers at the pub were smoking Ganja.However, the police had found the allegations to be wrong.