Court acquitted 40 accused in Mangaluru homestay attack case, 12 years ago there was an attack on a birthday party
The court has acquitted 40 accused in the 2012 Mangaluru homestay attack case. The police had registered a case against 44 people in this regard. Three of them died during the hearing, while the government dropped the charges against a journalist. Two video journalists were also arrested in this case.
40 accused have been acquitted in the infamous Mangaluru 'homestay attack' case of 2012. The sixth additional district and sessions court of Mangaluru gave this verdict on Tuesday. Actually, due to a lack of evidence, the court ordered the acquittal of the accused.
The police had registered a case against 44 people in this regard. Three of them died during the hearing, while the government dropped the charges against a journalist.
On July 28, 2012, members of the Hindu Jagran Vedike attacked a birthday party at Morning Mist Homestay near Padil in Mangaluru. Following an investigation, the Mangaluru Rural police filed a chargesheet against 44 accused.