Bengaluru violence: 3 killed in police firing after mob vandalises Congress MLA's home over social media post
4 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru violence: 3 killed in police firing after mob vandalises Congress MLA's home over social media post

Firstpost  

Bengaluru Police Commissioner has said that the accused has been arrested for posting derogatory posts and 110 people have been arrested for arson, stone-pelting, and assault on police Three people killed and around 60 police personnel have been injured after violent clashes broke out in the eastern part of Bengaluru on Tuesday night over a Facebook message posted allegedly by a relative of a Congress MLA. DJ Halli Police Station in Bengaluru vandalised last night, as violence broke out in the city over an alleged inciting social media post. 2 died, 110 arrested, 60 Police personnel injured pic.twitter.com/CO1ZdIzLbx — ANI August 12, 2020 The riot-like situation within KG Halli and DJ Halli police station limits, which began around 8.30 pm on Tuesday, was contained around 1 am on Wednesday, according to The News Minute. — CP Bengaluru ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು August 11, 2020 Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said riots and arson are against law and warned the rioters that he has given police a free hand to contain the violence.

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87 Arrested in Bahraich Violence: Security Tightened in Both Communities
2 months ago

87 Arrested in Bahraich Violence: Security Tightened in Both Communities

Hindustan Times  

A total of 87 people have been arrested in connection with communal violence in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, following a recent incident of violence. The arrests bring the total number of people detained to 61, with 11 FIRs registered in the district in connection with the violence. The violence has caused significant damage to the area, with markets and mosques operating …

Bengaluru murder accused was victim’s colleague, partner: Cops
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru murder accused was victim’s colleague, partner: Cops

Hindustan Times  

The woman whose dismembered body was found stuffed inside a fridge in a Bengaluru flat last week was likely killed by a 31-year-old colleague who she was in a relationship with, police officers involved in the investigation said, a possible breakthrough in a case that has stunned the nation. The man, whose name the police did not reveal, allegedly stabbed …

Bengaluru pub co-owned by Virat Kohli among three found to be violating time limit
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru pub co-owned by Virat Kohli among three found to be violating time limit

The Hindu  

The Cubbon Park Police have registered cases after three bars and resturants, including One8 Commune co-owned by cricketer Virat Kohli, were found to be operating beyond permissible hours. Based on a tip-off, a police team, led by PSI Ashok Thakur, raided One8 Commune pub, situated at the Rathnam’s Complex building on Kasturba Road near M.G. Similar search operations were also …

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP
8 months, 1 week ago

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP

The Hindu  

The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls triggered a war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the State. Within hours of the arrest of the two accused, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, from a hotel in …

Bengaluru police deny communal angle in viral street brawl between two families
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru police deny communal angle in viral street brawl between two families

Hindustan Times  

After a street brawl in Bengaluru went viral on social media where two families were seen thrashing each other, cops clarified that it was not a communal fight but happened over a parking issue. Bengaluru police deny communal angle in viral street brawl between two families In the viral video, a group of people were seen thrashing a family over …

FIR against BJP leaders Shobha Karandlaje, Tejashwi Surya and PC Mohan following EC's direction
9 months ago

FIR against BJP leaders Shobha Karandlaje, Tejashwi Surya and PC Mohan following EC's direction

India TV News  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje and other BJP leaders landed in legal trouble after the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Karnataka chief electoral officer to take immediate and appropriate action on the DMK's complaint about alleged model code violation. An FIR has been lodged by the Halasuru Gate police under sections 143, 149, 188, 283, 290 and 268 against BJP …

Situation normal in violence-hit Haldwani; additional paramilitary forces deployed, say officials
10 months, 1 week ago

Situation normal in violence-hit Haldwani; additional paramilitary forces deployed, say officials

New Indian Express  

HALDWANI: The situation in the Banbhoolpura area here, the epicentre of the mob violence last week, was normal on Monday as additional troops of paramilitary forces were deployed to maintain law and order, officials said. Nainital District Magistrate Vandana Singh said 120 arms licences have been cancelled in Banbhoolpura and the police are trying to trace people who took part …

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on February 10 that the loss of lives and damage to property in violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa in Uttarakhand's Haldwani is very worrying. In a post in Hindi on X, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said: "The violence in Uttarakhand's Haldwani and the loss of lives …

Haldwani violence | Government orders probe into demolition of madrasa
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani violence | Government orders probe into demolition of madrasa

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government has ordered a magisterial probe into the violence in Haldwani that witnessed arson and vandalism by a mob over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa on February 9. "Patrolling is continuously being done in the affected area and the situation is under control," Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, A. P. Anshuman, who is camping …

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence

India TV News  

Haldwani Violence: At least six people died and several policemen were injured as tension prevailed in the city after several establishments, including a mosque and a madarsa, which were illegally constructed on government land, were demolished. The situation, however, turned violent after the mosque and the madarsa were razed in the Vanbhulpura area, as enraged locals pelted stones on the …

Biker gang harasses techies in guise of road rage in Bengaluru
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biker gang harasses techies in guise of road rage in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

In a case of road rage harassment, a software engineer and four of his female colleagues, who were returning from an offsite assignment, were attacked by a group of four men who tried to extort money on Sarjapura-Attibele Road on Sunday. Sensing trouble and fearing for the safety of his female colleagues, Mr. Singh drove the car dragging the scooter …

Bengaluru Man Gets 'Casually' Abused, Slapped by a Group of Natives, Viral Post Worries Reddit
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru Man Gets 'Casually' Abused, Slapped by a Group of Natives, Viral Post Worries Reddit

News 18  

In a rather alarming incident, a Redditor shared a concerning experience in Bengaluru late at night involving their friend and a group of locals who verbally abused him in Kannada. According to the post, the man was walking to his friend’s place in Koramangala when he was unexpectedly confronted by a group of men who began hurling insults and slapping …

Bengaluru bandh | Police detain Vatal Nagaraj, farmers’ leader Kuruburu Shanthkumar and 20 other protestors
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengaluru bandh | Police detain Vatal Nagaraj, farmers’ leader Kuruburu Shanthkumar and 20 other protestors

The Hindu  

Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj and his associates were detained at Raj Bhavan on September 26, 2023, when they went to stage a protest against the Karnataka government’s move to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Earlier Kannada Rakshana Vedike president Narayana Gowda and his associates were detained at Gandhinagar while they were marching towards the chief minister’s residence in support …

Withdrawal of riot cases under discussion, says Siddaramaiah
1 year, 4 months ago

Withdrawal of riot cases under discussion, says Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: “Withdrawal of cases in DJ Halli and KG Halli riots of Bengaluru city is under discussion at the State Government level,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday. It is said that former minister and Congress MLA Tanveer Sait had written a letter to home minister Dr G. Parameshwar asking him to initiate steps to withdraw cases against …

'Bid to free rioters': BJP on Karnataka's review of 2020 Bengaluru riots cases
1 year, 4 months ago

'Bid to free rioters': BJP on Karnataka's review of 2020 Bengaluru riots cases

India Today  

The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Congress government in Karnataka was taking measures to withdraw cases against rioters after the state home minister asked officials for a review of the cases registered after the 2020 Bengaluru riots. Earlier, Congress MLA Tanveer Sait wrote to Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, for a relook of the arrests made after the 2020 …

Karnataka home minister orders to examine cases filed in 2020 Bengaluru riots
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka home minister orders to examine cases filed in 2020 Bengaluru riots

India Today  

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has asked officials to examine the request of a Congress MLA to withdraw cases against "innocent" youths and students, who were arrested under "false cases" in connection with protests and riots in the city's DJ Halli and KG Halli, Shivamogga and Hubballi among other places. "It has been requested that innocent youths and students have …

Police crack down on bike stunts in Bengaluru
1 year, 6 months ago

Police crack down on bike stunts in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Vijayanagar traffic police tracked down a 20 year old youth who was found wheeling on Manjunathanagar flyover on West of Chord Road on June 2. The accused Appu Srinivas from Dasarahalli was traced based on the complaint raised on social media account of Bengaluru police. This is part of the ongoing drive by traffic police launched to crack down …

‘Mamata Police shot dead BJP member': West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari claims
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Mamata Police shot dead BJP member': West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari claims

Hindustan Times  

A day after the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the recent violence in Uttar Dinajpur district following the murder of a girl, Leader of Opposition in the State Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the ‘Mamata Police’ raided the house of BJP Panchayet Samiti Member and shot dead a young man. Kolkata: Leader of Opposition …

BJP Behind Ram Navami Violence in Howrah, Says Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP Behind Ram Navami Violence in Howrah, Says Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that neither Hindus nor Muslims, but the BJP and other right-wing organisations were behind the violence in Howrah's Kazipara area during a procession on Ram Navami. "I am lucky that no one was killed in yesterday's clash," Banerjee told news channel ABP Ananda. "Criminals used guns, petrol bombs and several other …

In huge bust, Bengaluru cops recover valuables worth ₹64 lakh; 16 held
2 years ago

In huge bust, Bengaluru cops recover valuables worth ₹64 lakh; 16 held

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested 16 people for alleged involvement in burglary at different locations of the city. A huge operation was carried out to catch the accused and various valuable items like gold chains, bikes, mobile phones and even auto rickshaws were recovered, it was highlighted. Laxman B Nimbargi, deputy commissioner of police, took to Twitter and wrote, …

Bengaluru man gets 4 yrs in jail, Rs 10,000 fine for 'celebrating' 2019 Pulwama terror attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru man gets 4 yrs in jail, Rs 10,000 fine for 'celebrating' 2019 Pulwama terror attack

India Today  

A 22-year-old miscreant in Bengaluru who celebrated the Pulwama Terror attack was sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 rupees. The accused, Faiz Rashid from the Kacharkanahalli area in Bengaluru, celebrated the 2019 terror attack in Pulwama by taking to social media. Rasheed had allegedly made 23 comments on the posts of various media outlets celebrating the terrorist …

Violence Breaks Out in Bengal's Mominpur, BJP State Chief Among 5 Arrested; Section 144 Clamped
2 years, 2 months ago

Violence Breaks Out in Bengal's Mominpur, BJP State Chief Among 5 Arrested; Section 144 Clamped

News 18  

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Mominpur area on Sunday as two communities clashed after religious flags put up for Milad un-Nabi were allegedly torn. “I have written to Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji & Hon’ble Governor Shri La Ganesan Ji requesting them to urgently deploy Central Forces in the wake of Mominpur violence & ransacking of Ekbalpur Police …

Shivamogga violence: Have instructed police to conduct stringent investigation, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
2 years, 4 months ago

Shivamogga violence: Have instructed police to conduct stringent investigation, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Firstpost  

Karnataka police arrested four men in connection with the stabbing incident that took place in the Shivamogga district on Monday New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has reacted to the violence in the Shivamogga district over the poster of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on Independence Day. More than 1000 of our police personnel have come here from other districts.” …

CBI arrests 7 people for murder during post-poll violence in West Bengal
2 years, 4 months ago

CBI arrests 7 people for murder during post-poll violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

Highlights CBI arrested 7 people in connection with the murder of a man in May, 2021 CBI arrested the accused from Cooch Behar, Jaipur, and Kolkata after sustained surveillance Large-scale violence erupted in Bengal after the results of the assembly elections were announced Post-poll violence in West Bengal: The CBI has arrested seven people in connection with the murder of …

Bengaluru Police says man who attacked Rakesh Tikait was a murder convict
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru Police says man who attacked Rakesh Tikait was a murder convict

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru Police said on Wednesday the man who attacked farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait with ink at a press conference in the city on Monday was a murder convict who was released from jail for good conduct. Three people have been identified and taken into police custody so far in the ink attack case. The two men then attacked Tikait, …

Mob goes on rampage in Karnataka\'s Hubballi over social media post
2 years, 8 months ago

Mob goes on rampage in Karnataka\'s Hubballi over social media post

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: A large number of people allegedly went on a rampage damaging many police vehicles, a nearby hospital and a Hanuman temple in the old town of Hubballi and injured some police officers on duty over a social media post in the early hours of Sunday, police said. According to him, someone had posted a social media post, which others …

14 arrested after communal violence in Indian capital
2 years, 8 months ago

14 arrested after communal violence in Indian capital

The Independent  

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Over 45 arrested, 12 cops injured after stones pelted at Hubli police station in Karnataka
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 45 arrested, 12 cops injured after stones pelted at Hubli police station in Karnataka

India Today  

The Karnataka police have arrested 46 people so far after a mob pelted stones at the Old Hubli Police Station. Karnataka | A stone-pelting incident took place at Old Hubli Police Station, Hubli Four policemen including one inspector injured. Investigation is underway & a case has been registered: Police Commissioner Labhu Ram pic.twitter.com/WbaGSUKdob — ANI April 16, 2022 Karnataka’s Chief …

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits

Hindustan Times  

Even by the gory standards set by the bloodied political history of West Bengal, the recent killing of eight people allegedly as revenge for the killing of a local political leader, is shocking. It is true that acts of violence have been embedded in Bengal’s political fabric since before Independence, and have been actively patronised by successive regimes. Despite public …

Bengaluru Cops Arrest 2 From TN For Alleged Threats Against 'Hijab Case' Judges
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru Cops Arrest 2 From TN For Alleged Threats Against 'Hijab Case' Judges

The Quint  

According to TNM, the accused are office bearers of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath, and their arrests reportedly came after multiple complaints registered in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This FIR has been filed under Sections 506, 505, 153 A, 109 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The Tamil Nadu police had also registered First Information Reports against three people, …

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files FIR in gangrape case of woman, attempted rape of her friend
3 years, 1 month ago

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files FIR in gangrape case of woman, attempted rape of her friend

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a fresh case in connection with the gang rape and attempted rape of two women in an incident that took place following the Assembly elections in West Bengal earlier this year. The federal probe agency has been investigating cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal on the orders of the Calcutta High Court. …

Bangladesh communal violence: 71 cases filed, over 3,000 unidentified persons booked so far
3 years, 2 months ago

Bangladesh communal violence: 71 cases filed, over 3,000 unidentified persons booked so far

India TV News  

Amid escalating communal tension in Bangladesh, the police have said at least 10 cases have been filed in connection with attacks on minorities in the country. Attacks on Hindus and their temples have intensified in Bangladesh since last Wednesday after an alleged blasphemous post surfaced on social media during the Durga Puja celebrations. The communal attack in Hajiganj upazila of …

Aurangzeb fans in Osmanabad get offended by Facebook post, start stone pelting and injure 4 policemen
3 years, 2 months ago

Aurangzeb fans in Osmanabad get offended by Facebook post, start stone pelting and injure 4 policemen

Op India  

As many as four policemen have been injured after an unruly mob of around 150 people in Maharashtra’s Osmanabad took to the streets to protest against a social media post that allegedly criticised Mughal bigot Aurangzeb. As per the police, the mob expressing their anger over a Facebook post pelted stones on vehicles and vandalized banners and hoardings. Four policemen …

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests man wanted for murder of BJP worker from Pune
3 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests man wanted for murder of BJP worker from Pune

India Today  

A man wanted for killing a BJP worker during post-poll violence in West Bengal has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation from Maharashtra’s Pune. Boloram Das, who is accused in the murder case of Palash Mondal, was produced before a local court in Pune on Monday where he was sent to transit remand of four days. On the …

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests two in Domjur case, accused of hurling bomb, outraging modesty of women
3 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests two in Domjur case, accused of hurling bomb, outraging modesty of women

Op India  

As part of the probe of West Bengal post-poll violence, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested 2 persons from the Domjur area in the state’s Howrah district on Monday, September 6. The arrested TMC workers had allegedly hurled bombs at BJP worker Rajib Pally’s house soon after the West Bengal Assembly elections results were declared. OpIndia reported how the arrest …

CBI Makes Third Arrest in Bengal's North 24 Parganas in Post-poll Violence Case
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI Makes Third Arrest in Bengal's North 24 Parganas in Post-poll Violence Case

News 18  

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a person in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district in connection with its probe into a case of post-poll violence in the state, an agency source said on Friday. Ratan Halder, an accused in the murder of a BJP worker’s mother following the declaration of assembly election results on May 2, was apprehended from …

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files chargesheets in murder cases of two BJP workers
3 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files chargesheets in murder cases of two BJP workers

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed two chargesheets against six people in separate murder cases related to post-poll violence in West Bengal. In the first case, the CBI filed the chargesheet against four accused — Tuntun Chaudary, Chandan Singh, Lalan Singh and Animesh Paul — in the murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party supporter Jayprakash Yadav. According to …

CBI arrests 2, files 10 more FIRs in West Bengal post-poll violence cases
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI arrests 2, files 10 more FIRs in West Bengal post-poll violence cases

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation probing the West Bengal post-poll violence has registered 10 fresh FIRs in the matter, taking the total tally of FIRs registered in connection with the violence, unleashed in the state after Mamata Banerjee-led govt retained power in the state, to 21. Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a total of 21 FIRs so far in …

CBI makes first two arrests in West Bengal post-poll violence, files 10 more FIRs
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI makes first two arrests in West Bengal post-poll violence, files 10 more FIRs

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered 10 more FIRs in connection with post-poll violence in West Bengal. Place of incident: Police Station Gangnapur, District Nadia Date of incident: 03.05.2021 Accused: 12 accused and unknown others Allegation: The accused along with other unknown persons attacked the victim with bamboo sticks and choppers. Place of incident: District Bankura Date of incident: …

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI registers 11 FIRs, mentions 99 people
3 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI registers 11 FIRs, mentions 99 people

India TV News  

The CBI has so far registered 11 FIRs related to incidents of murder, gangrape, and attempt to murder reported during the post-poll violence in West Bengal with 99 people being named in them, officials said. Some of the FIRs made public on Friday showed that one case pertained to the murder of a TMC worker, three were related to the …

Bangaluru Police Nab 2 Notorious Criminals Wanted In Former MLA's Kidnapping Case
3 years, 4 months ago

Bangaluru Police Nab 2 Notorious Criminals Wanted In Former MLA's Kidnapping Case

ABP News  

Bengaluru: The city police opened fire at two most wanted criminals before nabbing them in the early hours of Wednesday. They were wanted by the Bangaluru Police in a former MLA's kidnapping case as well as the murdering of a business tycoon as per the police. The police had to open fire when the criminal duo attacked the search team …

Bengal rape survivors of post-poll violence narrate horror, move Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal rape survivors of post-poll violence narrate horror, move Supreme Court

India Today  

Horrific details of alleged gangrape have emerged after multiple women from West Bengal, including a minor girl, moved the Supreme Court, seeking a detailed probe into incidents of violence in the state during and after the recently held assembly election. With the Supreme Court hearing petitions seeking an SIT probe into post-poll violence in Bengal, several intervention pleas have been …

Bengaluru bed scam: Days after row, BBMP reinstates 17 suspended Covid war room workers
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengaluru bed scam: Days after row, BBMP reinstates 17 suspended Covid war room workers

India Today  

Seventeen people who were suspended following a raid at a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Covid war room by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya have been reinstated by the civic body. https://t.co/mzjjiQq7AP — Tejasvi Surya May 4, 2021 While levelling the charges, the BJP Yuva Morcha President and Bengaluru South MP named people of a particular community, giving a communal twist …

Bengaluru riots case: NIA raids 43 locations including SDPI offices
4 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru riots case: NIA raids 43 locations including SDPI offices

India Today  

The National Investigating Agency on Wednesday raided the offices of the Social Democratic Party of India, the political wing of Popular Front of India, in connection with the Bengaluru riots case. The central probe agency conducted searches at 43 locations, including four SDPI offices, in connection with rioting and violent attacks on DJ Halli and KG Halli Police Stations in …

Bangladesh: 2 Hindus arrested after Islamists attack Hindus in Comilla
4 years, 1 month ago

Bangladesh: 2 Hindus arrested after Islamists attack Hindus in Comilla

Op India  

The Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday arrested two individuals, Shankar Debnath and Anik Bhowmik, over charges of hurting religious sentiments of people after an Islamist mob ran riot. The mob went burning and vandalising houses of Hindus in Comilla district after a man reportedly shared a Facebook post on the controversy surrounding the publication of a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed in …

Bengaluru judge receives bomb threats demanding the release of accused in Bengaluru riots
4 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru judge receives bomb threats demanding the release of accused in Bengaluru riots

Op India  

On Monday, an NDPS magistrate named Seenappa had received two threat letters and a parcel containing explosive materials in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Besides, the threat letter had also demanded the release of ‘innocent people’ arrested for his involvement in the Bengaluru riots in DJ Halli and KG Halli. Bengaluru Riots: CDR accessed by TIMES NOW hint at Congress hand even as …

Bengaluru riots chargesheet names 2 Congress leaders, claims they instigated mob
4 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru riots chargesheet names 2 Congress leaders, claims they instigated mob

India Today  

The Central Crime Branch probing the August 11 violence in parts of Bengaluru over an alleged inflammatory social media post, has filed a preliminary chargesheet in the case in a local court. Besides Raj, Congress corporator of Pulakeshinagar, Abdul Rakeeb Zakir, has also been named as accused in the 850-page preliminary chargesheet furnished in the court In the 850-page chargesheet …

DJ Halli violence: CSOs appeal Bengaluru police to widen probe
4 years, 3 months ago

DJ Halli violence: CSOs appeal Bengaluru police to widen probe

India TV News  

A fact-finding committee formed by several Bengaluru based civil society organisation appealed to the Bengaluru City Police to widen the scope of investigation against the alleged Facebook post believed to have led to the same. Key findings by the committee: The Facebook post uploaded by accused P. Naveen, nephew of Pulkeshi Nagar MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy crosses the constitutional protection …

Central Crime Branch Raids SDPI Offices in Connection With Bengaluru Violence, Say Police
4 years, 3 months ago

Central Crime Branch Raids SDPI Offices in Connection With Bengaluru Violence, Say Police

News 18  

Searches were carried out at three offices of the Social Democratic Party of India here by the Central Crime Branch on Tuesday in connection with the case relating to the Bengaluru violence, police said. The raids at DJ Halli, KG Halli and Halasuru Gate offices of SDPI come in the backdrop of statements made by Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai that …

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Names Of Accused Arrested In Bengaluru Riots Case Be Put Up On Website
4 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Names Of Accused Arrested In Bengaluru Riots Case Be Put Up On Website

Live Law  

Observing that "If we direct the city police to put up names of accused on its website people will come here and say you are violating our Right to Privacy," the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to give wide publicity to names of accused arrested in the Bengaluru riots case. A division bench of …

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