Very well planned riot by peacefuls in cool city #Bengaluru.
Chronology
* Congi MLA's RELATIVE posts a pic on FB abt Mhd.
* M's attack MLA's house and burn it down.
* When fire extinguishers arrive, they burn those vehicles too.
* They enter nearest PS. Stone and burn P vehicles

* Everyone gathered are well equipped with stones, knives, petrol, kerosene etc.
* M's are asking names of people walking on the streets and hitting them.
* Situation is still not under control.

Do you people believe this happened all of sudden without any plan?

Look those people who are shouting ∆llahu ∆kbar.
Is this a sudden reaction? How can so many gather at 11pm, that too in calm city like Bengaluru?
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* The M mob is attacking media persons when they're reporting on ground.
* Media reports say mob is entering police quarters any attacking them too.
* DCP vehicle is under attack now. Driver is injured.
A well planned riot I must say.

More details soon.
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Our media friends inform me that @DCPNEBCP vehicle has been attacked and driver is injured.
Sir are you safe? Can someone from @CPBlr @BlrCityPolice confirm that he's safe?

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Video of how peacefuls are attacking K.G Halli Police Station.

First they attack MLA house,
Second Fire Engine
Third they light police vans
Attack police station
Attack police quarters
Burn DCP car
Now they're throwing bottles filled with petrol

A sudden move or Pre Plan ?

Well new update is

* One more Police jeep is under attack.
* A nearby bar is torched now.
* Few homes are torched as per reports.

3 hours now, NO sign of mob backing off.

#Bengaluru #Riots

Major Update

* One person died in police firing.
* More than 10 Police are injured.

More details soon.

#Bengaluru

#BREAKING

* Hearing now that #Bengaluru police gets permission to open fire, possibly complete freedom to act to control violence.
* @CMofKarnataka @BSYBJP talks to @BSBommai over phone and gives free hand.

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UPDATE

* Police opened fire when M mob were approaching for the second time to attack KG Halli Police station.
* Sources say police fired 200 bullets on air.

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UPDATE

* @CPBlr Kamal Pant IPS says situation is under control now.
- Curfew has been imposed.
- This is not a preplan, it was all of sudden.
- Now no one is one road now.

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UPDATE

Minister R Ashoka suspects that this is pre plan.
Says, there is something much more to tweet or Facebook posts. Police will enquire this.
Orders police not to go alone by themselves and carry lathi or weapon with them always.

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If its not a pre plan, then who is Muddasir Ahmed announcing on his Facebook post specifically asking *M* brothers to gather near DJ Halli Police Station.

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LATEST UPDATE

- 15 rioters have been taken into custody as of now.
- One person who allegedly posted derogatory content on FB about Mhd is also taken into custody and shifted to unknown location.

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Major UPDATE

Minister R Ashok briefs media that,

Carefully read.

"DCP who went to convince the mob was locked in a room, so we had to act swiftly before anything goes out of our hand."

I am convinced, this is definitely a planned riot.

More details soon.
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