A Mangalore court on Friday declined bail to Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik [ Images ], who was arrested in connection with Saturday's attack on a group of women in a local pub.

The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC)-II K S Vijay sent Muthalik in police custody till Saturday.

The Sri Ram Sena leader has been arrested in connection with Saturday's attack on a pub by the activists of his outfit, who thrashed women and others in an act of moral policing, in the name of 'preserving culture'.