Mangaluru: A case stands registered against the Bajrang Dal and other saffron outfits for forcibly stopping the moview goers from watching Shahrukh Khan starer ‘Dilwale’.
Activist Vidya Dinker in a complaint to Pandeshwar police has stated that the saffron outfit members had on December 20 forcibly stopped movie goers from watching the moview as a retaliation to Shahrukh Khan’s ‘intolerance’ comment.
The case has been registered based on the memorandum submitted by Vidya Dinker coordinator for Citizen’s Forum for Mangalore Development. The memorundam was submitted to the commissioner of police S Murugan on Monday, December 21.
“It is reported that rowdies belonging to Bajrang Dal attacked the three multiplexes in the city, namely PVR, Cinepolis and Big Cinemas, which had scheduled screenings of the film and tickets had also been sold for the same. It is reported that on Sunday 20th Dec. 2015, the gangs shouted abusively at the cinema outlets, trespassed into the premises and tore up posters of the film,” the memorandum read.
The activist has expressed dismay on the futile role played by police during such incidences. “It is always observed that the criminal elements have their way and police intervention is either non-existent, too late, too weak or totally ineffective. A parallel government is being established by these criminal syndicates and citizens are losing confidence in the police and official machinery,” the memorandum reads demanding immediate remedial actions such as-Providing security to all cinemas exhibiting “Dilwale’ Hindi Film, initiate enquiry and come out with an official statement on the issue and assure the public that it is safe to visit the cinemas, take action against the guilty parties including their arrest and prosecution as applicable, take film exhibitors into confidence and ensure such incidents are not repeated. Assure them protection for immediate revival of screening of “Dilwale’.
