Fresh violence hits Bangalore
From our correspondent
22 January 2007
BANGALORE — Fresh violence broke out in Bangalore yesterday afternoon. Angry mobs went on a rampage in sensitive localities, burning down vehicles and pelting stones at shops and business establishments.
A private bus was set afire in Bamboo Bazaar area. near communally sensitive Shivajinagar. Three autorickshaws were damaged at Ulsoor, where the Sangh Parivar was holding its Virata Hindu Samavesha. Several two-wheelers and four-wheelers were reportedly stoned and damaged in other parts of the city. Mob violence and stone-pelting have also been reported from Bharathi Nagar and Old Madras Road. Tension gripped many parts of Bangalore after trouble broke out right outside the Hindu Virata Samavesha venue in Ulsoor. An unspecified number of people have been taken into custody. Prohibitory orders under section 144 was clamped. Several platoons of reserve police force have been deployed in sensitive areas in addition to the local police, to keep the situation under control. Stray incidents of arson were also reported from Bharathi Nagar here. The police had to resort to baton charge to disperse the violent youths and prevent them from gathering. Rioters had ransacked the shop of a tailor and made attempts to loot valuables from three other shops. The riots follow a violence following a demonstration to condemn the execution of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein that took a communal turn. Reuters adds: Hundreds of Hindu activists burnt shops owned by Muslims and set vehicles ablaze in Bangalore yesterday, police and witnesses said.
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