Mandya, 18 Sept

Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjuna Baladandi on Wednesday appealed to the residents who left Nagamangala town after the violence to return to their homes as normalcy was restored following the strict vigil initiated by his department.

Fearing police arrest, people in Nagamangala left home and police will not initiate any action against the innocents, Baladandi said. Even people whose names have registered in the FIRs can return as it is not final. Police are verifying the CCTV footage and have arrested only the real culprits, he said.

The Superintendent of Police said they have filed 24 cases and arrested 55 people in the violence. Among the 55 arrested, two are from Kerala’s Malappuram district: Yousuf and Naseer. They have been running shops here for 18 years and do not have any link with banned PFI organisations, he said.

As police have received newspaper reports of the presence of Bangladesh immigrants, police are investigating that angle also, he said. The SP said a team was formed to investigate youths circulating the videos of the violence on social media.—Salar News