Magisterial probe ordered in Bengaluru violence which left 3 dead and over 50 policemen injured.
Karnataka government has ordered an investigation into the Bengaluru violence and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that police firing brought the violence under control.
On late Tuesday night, violent clashes broke out in the eastern part of Bengaluru, over an alleged derogatory religious social media post, which left 3 dead and more than 50 police personnel injured. The clashes occurred between DJ Halli and KG Halli areas, where a mob set fire to vehicles and started pelting stones. The agitation was due to a derogatory religious post on social media, uploaded by Congress legislator’s relative. The Karnataka government has ordered a magisterial probe into the violent incidents.
Damages to be recovered from the perpetrators says Karnataka Home Minister:
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a high-level meeting with state Chief Minister Yediyurappa and said that all the loss of damaged property during the clashes, will be recovered from the perpetrators identified by the police. Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant confirmed the three deaths that occurred during the clashes, but the exact reason behind it is yet not ascertained.
50 police personnel injured in Bengaluru violence:
Pant also admitted that over 50 cops were injured in the violence, including senior officers at the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) level. He said,” Police jeeps, buses, parked in the area were torched by the mob. Stone pelting was also rampant in the area during the late hours. Two vehicles in which DCPs arrived at the site were overturned and burnt.” Pant said 110 people have been arrested for arson, stone-pelting, and assault on police and urged the people of both religious communities to maintain peace. To control the violence, police had to resort to lathi-charge, tear gas, and even open fire.
