Prohibitory orders extended in riot-hit areas of Bengaluru

Prohibitory orders clamped in parts of city after violence last week led to police firing, killing three people, have been extended from Sunday to Tuesday.

order would be in force from morning of August 16 to morning of August 18.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, in his order, said re is a ban on more than two persons garing at any place, carrying of any kinds of weapons and convening any public meetings.

Violators would be prosecuted, he said.

Three people were killed after police opened fire to quell a mob that went on a ramp in D J Halli and adjoining areas on Tuesday night over an inflammatory social media post allegedly put out by P Naveen, a relative of Pulakeshi Nagar MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy.

MLAs residence and a police station at D J Halli were torched by rioters who also set many police and private vehicles afire, and looted belongings of legislator and those of his sister.

About 200 people have been arrested so far in connection with incident and many ors have been detained.

Im credits: PTI