Bangalore news said that different groups had fights outside a religious place of worship in Central Bangalore, in Karnataka, the capital. The fighting started after a special prayer over the contamination of food given to a community in the JC Nagar local area.

The police sectioned off the roads when the fighting started. Rioters burned tires. No humans were injured in the melee. The Bangalore Police Commissioner, Shankar Bidari, said that prohibitory orders under scetion 144 of the CrPC were enforced in JC Nagar area. A case has been made against the trouble makers. The police investigation was ongoing.

When 2 religious places were desecrated, police charged into the people using their batons. This incident is unconfirmed.

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This entry was posted on Friday, July 11th, 2008 at 9:30 pm and is filed under News.