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Goa
Police keep eye on Sanatan Sanstha ahead of Diwali
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:54:37 AM,
IANS
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Panaji:
Goa Police will maintain vigil on the Sanatan Sanstha (SS) in the
run-up to Diwali, especially as some office-bearers of the
rightwing Hindu group have warned against "glorifying Narakasur",
a mythical demon, in connection with the festival.
A police spokesperson said the vigil comes in the wake of
statements by Sanstha officials that they would be starting an
'awareness' campaign against glorification of the demon Narakasur
on Diwali eve.
"We will keep a watch on all activities in the state. Security
will also be intensified," Superintendent of Police (Special
branch) Atmaram Deshpande said.
Charges against 13 members of the Sanstha have been formally filed
with the court for allegedly triggering an IED explosion in a
crowded area where a drama depicting the slaying of Narakasur was
being held Oct 16 last year. Two Sanstha members - also called
sadhaks or seekers - died in the blast.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its charge sheet filed
earlier this year, pointed out that the main aim of the Diwali eve
blast in Margao, 30 km from here, was to create fear in the minds
of people attending the Narakasur celebrations, which will be held
Nov 5 this year.
Like the more popular and more conventional Ram-slaying-Ravan
scenes which are enacted in several other parts of India on
Dussehra, symbolising the victory of good over evil, Krishna's
slaying of demon Narakasur is also meant to convey a similar
sentiment in the ritual here.
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