Karnataka LOPR Ashoka demands NIA probe into Nagamangala violence. Bengaluru

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Clashes broke out between two groups during a Ganesh idol procession in Mandya district's Nagamangala town, after which the mob went on a rampage, attacking several shops and vehicles, leading to tension on Wednesday night. “Locals have suspected the involvement of people from Kerala belonging to banned organizations like PFI, Karnataka Forum for Dignity in communal riots during religious immersions at Nagamangala. These evil people 150 masks were bought before the riots, and locals suspect the crime was completely premeditated, Ashoka said in a post on 'X'.

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Since the first 23 accused named in the FIR filed by the government are Hindus, it raises doubts whether the police are under pressure from banned organisations. “Since the involvement of banned organizations and religious fundamentalists is strongly suspected in this communal riot, it will be difficult for the local police to crack the case, and therefore I would request CM Siddaramaiah and Home Minister Parameshwar They should hand over the case to the NIA,” he added.

A few people, including two policemen, suffered minor injuries in the stone pelting on Wednesday night. According to the police, when a procession of Ganesha idol by devotees of Badri Kopalu village reached a shrine on Wednesday, a scuffle broke out between the two groups, and some miscreants pelted stones, escalating the situation.