Violence Breaks Out Over Alleged Facebook Post In Bengaluru

Violence broke out in the eastern part of Bengaluru on Tuesday night over a Facebook message allegedly posted by a relative of a Congress MLA. The protesters set many vehicles on fire and surrounded MLA Srinivas Murthy's house in the city. The police used lathi-charge, tear gas and firing to disperse the violent crowd. "DG Halli and KG Halli saw violent incidents. To bring this under control, police used lathi charge, tear gas and firing. Police Commissioner went to the spot. Police bandobast is in place. Strict action will be taken against those offenders," the Bengaluru police posted on Twitter.

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