CCB begins probe into stone pelting outside Udayagiri police station

Entry to the road leading to Udayagiri police station in Mysuru was barricaded on Wednesday while shops on the road remained closed.
| Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram

While various sections of the media claimed that eight persons had been taken into custody for the stone pelting and up to 50 people gathered outside the police station on Monday had been identified through video footage, CCB officials made it clear that they were unable to share any information with regard to the ongoing investigation with the media.

It may be mentioned here that the Udayagiri police, after receiving a complaint with regard to a derogatory social media post, had registered an FIR and arrested the accused on Monday. But a crowd had gathered outside the Udayagiri police station in the night and demanded that the accused be handed over to them. Soon, trouble broke out when a section of the crowd began pelting stones, injuring police personnel and damaging police vehicles.

The Udayagiri police on Tuesday registered an FIR in connection with the trouble and handed over the investigation to the CCB, which began its probe on Wednesday.

According to sources, CCB was reviewing not only the social media videos, but also the relevant CCTV footage following instructions from Home Minister G. Parameshwara to arrest those involved in creating trouble outside the police station and take action as per law against such persons.

Meanwhile, the road leading to Udayagiri police station remained barricaded even on Wednesday while the police took out a march in the area. Shops in the vicinity of the police station remained closed even on Wednesday.

Peace meeting

Meanwhile, the city police held peace meetings with Muslim community leaders in all police stations of the city ahead of the Shab E Barat. The police have made an appeal to the community leaders to ensure that no untoward incidents takes place during the festival.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) M. Muthuraj also held a meeting with senior police officials with regard to precautionary measures to be taken on the occasion.

Assistant Commissioners of Police of various divisions and police inspectors attended the meeting, presided over by Mr. Muthuraj, said a statement here.