Disruption of Holi party in Mangaluru: Bajrang activists booked

MANGALURU: The Mangaluru city police have taken six persons into custody after they allegedly trying to create a nuisance and disrupt a Holi party on Sunday.
City police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R Jain said that six people had disrupted the event. A non-cognizable case has been brought to court. The accused are Ganesh Attavar, Jai Prasanth, Balchander, Akshay, Chirag, and Mithun.
It is learnt that Bajrang Dal activists damaged posters of Rang Da Barsa-2023-, season 6, a Holi festival held at Maroli. However, the police intervened and brought the situation under control, said police commissioner Jain.
The activists damaged several banners put up during the event. They reportedly argued with the organisers saying youths behaved indecently.
The organisers maintained that they had obtained permission for hosting the Holi festival at Soorya Woods in Maroli. Youths were celebrating at the venue. The activists objected to the use of loudspeakers and the kind of attire worn by the participants, sources said.