DYFI Protest march culminates in violence

September 27, 2011

Kumbla, September 27: A protest march, taken out by DYFI to the Kumbla grama panchayat office on Monday, demanding probe into the alleged irregularities in the Centre's job guarantee programme, ended up in violence and stone pelting at the police.

Police said they resorted to lathi charge as DYFI men started pelting stones at them. The injured DYFI man Koggu, 22, Kumbla village secretary of the DYFI and Nizam, 21, member of the Bambrana village committee were admitted to Kumbla cooperative hospital.

Two civil police officers and two DYFI activists sustained injuries in stone throwing and police lathi charge.

Senior civil police officers Sandeep, 31, and Suresh Cyriac were also admitted to hospital as they sustained injuries in stone throwing.

The march which started from the town was blocked by the police near the panchayat office resulting in scuffle, pushing and jostling by the police and the DYFI men.

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Situation in Nagamangala town peaceful after Ganesh idol procession violence: Home Minister

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September 14,2024

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the situation in violence-hit Nagamangala town in Mandya district is peaceful now, and steps have been taken to ensure that no untoward incidents take place.

Clashes had broken out between two groups during the Ganesh idol procession in the town, following which mobs went on a rampage with stone pelting and targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension on Wednesday night.

"Situation in Nagamangala is now peaceful and there is no problem there. I have also instructed officials to hold a peace meeting there. We have instructed officers to ensure that no untoward incidents take place, enough police force is also stationed there," Parameshwara told reporters here.

About 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident and they have been sent to judicial custody, according to police sources.

Responding to a question on opposition parties including JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy raising doubts about the FIR, he said, "The police will do what has to be done in accordance with law..."

Asked about BJP sending a fact finding team to Nagamangala, the Home Minister said, "Let them find the facts and inform us, and if there is any fact from their fact finding, we will look into it. It will make our work a bit easier." The BJP panel consisting of MLA C N Ashwath Narayan, former Minister Byrathi Basavaraj, former Minister K C Narayana Gowda, state secretary Lakshmi Ashwin Gowda, and former IPS officer Bhaskar Rao, will visit the spot and submit a comprehensive report to the party in a week.

According to police, an argument had broken out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badri Koppalu village reached a place of worship on Wednesday, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

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