A Muslim mob in Bengaluru went on a rampage on Tuesday night in which it vandalized the KJ Halli police station and the house of Dalit Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy allegedly over a Facebook post on Prophet Mohammad by a relative of the MLA.
The mob gathered near Congress MLA’s residence on the night of Tuesday. They had torched the vehicles parked in the area and also pelted stones at the MLA’s house. They had even attacked the fire engine that came there to douse the fire.
Is this what you guys want? Listen carefully what he said ..
देश के गद्दार तो ये है ।#bangaloreriots #Bangalore pic.twitter.com/9LEcTqiSwW— Sachin Sharma (@iamSachINDIAN) August 12, 2020
Later, they went on to the police station believing that the man who posted the Facebook post was being shielded there.
Inner peace #bangaloreriots pic.twitter.com/SgA7Bkv3Li
— Anil Yadav (@yadavanilkuma99) August 11, 2020
At the police station, the Muslim mob resorted to vandalism and arson. The jeeps and cars inside the police station were damaged beyond repair.
In the videos shared on social media, the Muslim mob can be heard shouting “Allahu Akbar”.
#bangaloreriots
You can hear a little child shout allu akbar. This is happening in a neighborhood where Hindus live. MusIim mob of from age group has come out to destroy, burn and kill. pic.twitter.com/9kU1PzJb0a— Rishiranjan (@Rishira94719881) August 11, 2020
In one of the posts that is getting widely shared, a group of Muslims can be seen forming a human chain to protect a temple from the area.
"Protecting Temple from whom??"
Drama started for sympathy and PR stunts… Why there was no human chain around the Police station??? Around the Dalit Congress MLA house?? Around Police Vehicles???#Bengaluru #bangaloreriots #Secularism pic.twitter.com/RTQ4A5QYcZ
— BaBa Vinod Kadam (@BaBaVinodKadam) August 11, 2020
The incident looked like a pre-planned one as several of them had carried stones, knives, sticks, petrol, kerosene, etc. A man identified as Mudassir Ahmed in a facebook post called Muslims to assemble DJ Halli Police station.
Well planned and executed! Now government has to plan well and execute. @BSYBJP #bangaloreriots pic.twitter.com/fe3WzUtHne
— Chakravarty Sulibele (@astitvam) August 12, 2020
The India Today reported quoting Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kama Pant that around 60 police personnel and Additional Commissioner of Police were injured in the clashes. Around 10-15 cars were overturned and set on fire.
The Karnataka government gave orders to open fire around midnight as the mob went violent. The police then fired in the air. Two people have reportedly been killed.
The situation was brought under control by 2 AM. Section 144 has been imposed in Bengaluru and around 110 people have been arrested for vandalism and attacking the police.