The bandh call given by BJP following the murder of one of its worker turned violent forcing the police to resort to lathicharge to disperse the agitating workers in southern city of Mysuru on Monday. The bandh, though began with a peaceful note, turned violent as the workers torched a two-wheeler and indulged in stone pelting on KSRTC buses which forced the authorities to stop the service.
Prohibitory orders were clamped under Section 144 of the CrPC in Mysuru City following the bandh call given by the BJP to protest the murder of Raju last evening in a tea shop on M G Road in Udayagiri Police station limits.
Police have beefed up security in Udayagiri and surrounding Kyathmaranhalli areas. Additional police force was deployed around K R Hospital mortuary, where the post mortem is scheduled to take place. large crowd have gathered in front of the Mortuary demanding the arrest of the culprits immediately and suitable compensation to the family of the Raju.
BJP leaders including former Ministers S A Ramadas, C T Ravi, C H Vijyashankar and others led the protest. Prohibitory orders will remain in force till midnight Monday as precautionary measure, City Police Commissioner B Dayananda said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the district administration said II PU examinations will continue as per schedule. Necessary steps have been taken to facilitate students to write the exams, said a statement issued by the Administration.
In the meantime Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwar told newsmen in Mangaluru that the entire incident has been handed to over to CCB for detail investigation and assured that the culprit will be arrested very soon.
Three buses, two cars and one police jeep were damaged in the stone pelting. The agitating workers forced business establishments to closedown shutters. The government offices working were not affected. The City and rural bus services were suspended till the evening.