Panaji, Apr 4 : After banning the Sri Ram Sene from North Goa District, the Government of Goa has now banned the controversial outfit from the South Goa as well.

"We have issued a notification on Friday. The Sri Ram Sene is banned in South Goa too," South District collector Mihir Vardhan said.

Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik had recommended the ban after its chief Pramod Muthalik, warned that the outfit would attack pubs in the state.

Muthalik gained notoriety after the activists of Sri Ram Sene attacked young women at a Mangalore pub in January.

Importantly, South Goa District is close to the border with Karnataka. (ANI)