Hours after three people were left dead and over 50 injured following violence in certain localities in East Bengaluru, allegedly triggered by a “derogatory” social media post uploaded by a local Congress legislator’s relative, the Karnataka government has ordered a magisterial inquiry to look into the incident.Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the police had to resort to firing as the last resort and the situation was now fully under control.
“The District Executive Magistrate will carry out a thorough investigation into the violence that took place within the limits of Devarajeevanahalli (DJ Halli) and Kadugodanahalli (KG Halli) police stations in Bengaluru,” Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said after a high-level meeting held on Wednesday.
After the meeting, Bommai said the investigation will be held as per the National Human Rights Commission guidelines and damage to property will be recovered from the perpetrators identified by the police.
“This will be done as per the Supreme Court directions in place,” he clarified.
