Are there any details abou the clash at Mysore where two people were killed?
Here’s what I read about it: 2 killed, 3 injured in Mysore communal clash 2009-07-02 19:40:00 Two persons were killed and three others injured, as two communities armed with batons and weapons clashed over an alleged desecration of a religious school in Mysore district of Karnataka on Thursday. According to the police, they had to resort to lathi-charge and use teargas shells to disperse the crowd, as the news about the desecration angered members of one community, who came out with weapons and batons onto the streets and had a scuffle with members of another community. During the clash, a 47-year-old labourer was caught in the scuffle and was beaten to death, while the identity of the second person killed was not known immediately, the police said. he three injured persons were admitted to a nearby Government hospital. Following the incident, all the business establishments were shut down in the area, and a prohibatory order under Section 144 of the CrPC was promulgated. (ANI) Sources
The three – Zubaiullah (15), Yasir (35) and Tirupati (40) – died of stab wounds following the clash in the Udayagiri suburb of Mysore, about 140 km from the state capital Bangalore. Tensions erupted over the desecration of the Alima mosque in Kyathamaranahalli locality when worshippers found the carcass of a swine, according to police. “The situation is tense but under control,” Udayagiri sub-inspector M. Srikanth said. “To avert further clashes and maintain peace, we have banned the assembling of people under Section 144 of the CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) in the area covering Udayagiri, Mandi and Narasimha Raja civic limits,” Srikanth said. Police fired teargas shells and caned the mob that gathered at the mosque as word spread about the incident. “We have registered a case of unlawful act in a place of worship and hope to book the culprits soon,” the inspector said. Of the three stabbing victims, Zubaillah succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Sources:
Three persons, including a child, were killed and several injured on Thursday when a communal clash broke out over alleged desecration of a madrasa Mysore. As the news spread, members of a community killed a 47-year-old labourer who was on his way to work. Enraged by this, two persons were fatally attacked in retaliation by members of the other community, police said adding the victims were aged 12 and 25. The police resorted to lathicharge and lobbed teargas shells to disperse the clashing mobs. Even as the city was gripped by tension, a group of people brought the body of the 12-year-old boy to the Udayagiri police station alleging he was killed in police firing. Sources: http://www.indianexpress.
