Pub attack: The strange case of Prasad Attavar

Attavar’s agency was in fact chosen by the Mangalore administration to provide security for a regional cultural festival called Karavalli Utsav that was ironically in progress at the time of the pub attack by the Sri Rama Sene men in Mangalore,sources said.

According to police officials Attavar does not have any known criminal record though his partner has been associated with elements having police records. Attavar has been associated with the Sri Rama Sene since its inception in 2004

On the day of the pub attack Attavar himself claims to have been away from Mangalore organizing activities of the Sene. His role has emerged in the attack case following his justification of the attacks as an effort to protect Indian culture and tradition.

Attavar is considered a strategist in the Sri Rama Sene who identifies local issues to be addressed by the outfit. He is believed to have in the past helmed many campaigns by the group including an attack on a local hotel for serving beef.