Mangaluru: Three members of Sri Rama Sene (SRS) have been arrested in connection with their involvement in a raid on St Thomas Aided Higher Primary School for alleged forcible teaching of Urdu and Arabic languages.
Dinesh, Nitin and Santosh activists of SRS were arrested by Mangaluru rural police on Sunday, July 31.

It may be recalled that around 50 to 60 SRS activists raided St Thomas Aided Higher Primary School at Padu Bandanthila on Saturday, July 30 after locals complained about students being taught Arabic and Urdu forcibly. The activists alleged that every Saturday between 9.15 to 10 am, students of 6th and 7th standards were ‘forced’ to learn Urdu and Arabic. They questioned the school management and also the teachers. The raid forced the headmaster of the school to assure the activists that the Arabic and Urdu classes would be stopped immediately.

Melwyn Braggs, the headmaster of the school said that classes on German, French and Arabic were being held for the last few years. But the parents during a recent PTA meeting had urged to stop classes on French and German, while they wanted Karate and Arabic classes to continue.

Meanwhile, City police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar said that cases of trespass and rioting has been registered against the right-wing activists and few more SRS members are likely to be arrested.