The Bengaluru Metropolis Police on Tuesday apprehended 12 minors and arrested six others for wielding swords throughout an Eid Milad celebration held beneath the jurisdiction of the Siddapura police station on Sunday. The police registered a suo moto case after a video of the celebration went viral on social media.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru South) P Krishnakanth mentioned that 24 folks had been seen on the occasion the place swords and machetes had been brandished. All those that had been arrested have been booked beneath the Arms Act and the police are looking out for the remaining accused, he added.
The arrests, nonetheless, had been criticised by some folks on social media who questioned why the police didn’t arrest right-wing activists who took out a procession with swords in several elements of the state throughout the latest Navratri celebrations. Critics identified that the police had not registered any instances in Durga Daud processions organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad throughout Dasara the place swords had been brandished. Processions had been held in Belagavi, Udupi and different elements of the state.
DCP Krishnakanth, nonetheless, denied allegations that the police had been selective of their motion. Citing an incident the place swords had been displayed throughout a Ganesh Chaturthi procession, he mentioned that the accused in that case too had been booked beneath provisions of the Arms Act.