The First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Nagamangala Town police indicates that religious slogans whipped up the frenzy on both the sides, culminating in violence during Ganesha idol immersion procession on Wednesday night.
Tracing the sequence of events that culminated in the violence, the FIR mentions that the youth of Badrikoppalu village near Nagamangala town, and belonging to Gajapade Yuvaka Sangha, took out a procession at 1.30 p.m. and the immersion was to take place at Hamparasakola.
Procession route
The procession went through Kotebetta Road, T.B. Circle, Mariyappa Circle, Mandya Circle, and approached Mysuru Road near which there is a mosque. The procession took a U-turn near the mosque and about 100 to 150 members burst crackers, danced, and raised ‘Jai Sriram’ slogans for 10 minutes. Though the police directed the youth to move on, they refused.
Soon, about 100 to 150 members belonging to the minority community also assembled at the spot and chanted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and this competitive sloganeering went on for sometime.
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