The imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in areas under DJ Halli and KG Halli police station limits, Bengaluru, has been extended till August 18, 6 AM. For the uninitiated, Section 144 disallows the gathering of four or more people at a place. In a new development, Bengaluru Police on August 16 said that 35 more accused have been arrested in connection with Bengaluru violence that broke out on August 11. An angry mob attacked the house of Pulakeshinagar Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas, and damaged public property, torched vehicles in the area near DJ Halli and KG Halli police station areas of Bengaluru over a derogatory Facebook post by Srinivas' relative on the Prophet. Also read After Bengaluru violence, Hyderabad police on alert to monitor offensive social media postsAt least three people were killed after the police opened fire on the rioters to bring the situation under control.

Source: dna August 16, 2020 10:07 UTC