Mysore: Nine arrested, arms seized in raid
Prohibitory orders extended; BJP leader continues to be critical
The overnight raid conducted by police authorities at several places in Udayagiri Police Station limits, which witnessed incidents of violence on Thursday last, resulting in the death of three persons, has resulted in seizure of some quantity of weapons from few houses in the area.
At least nine persons were arrested in this connection.
Meanwhile, prohibitory orders under Sec 144 of Cr PC being imposed on four police station limits-Udayagiri, Mandi, Lashkar and Narasimha Raja has been extended up to midnight of July 13, according to Mysore City Police Commissioner Sunil Agarwal.
He told Deccan Herald that the decision on extending or withdrawing prohibitory orders would be taken depending upon the situation.
According to highly placed sources, several teams of police headed by Mysore City Police Commissioner Sunil Agarwal, Additional Director General of Police Infant and Deputy Commissioner P Manivannan conducted a series of search operations in the whole area and seized sharp weapons including talwars, daggers, lathis and iron rods stored in houses. This is for the first time; police entered have entered many areas in Udayagiri and Kyatamaranahalli areas in the last two decades.
The sources said residents had been asked to deposit whatever sharp weapons they possessed with respective police stations within 24 hours; failing which police would initiate stern action against them. Those who wish to voluntarily handover weapons are free to call 1077 and tell the location where they would dump so that the same would be confiscated by police.
Additional forces
Sources said four more additional platoons of KSRP have been deployed in all sensitive areas of Udayagiri and Kyatamaranahalli areas and with this, the total number of KSRP deployment has gone up to 19 platoons. Besides, quite a number of police officers from Bangalore have arrived on Saturday evening to assist local police authorities . “The situation is likely to come to normal in next one or two days”, the sources claimed.
BJP leader critical
Meanwhile, BJP Yuva Morcha City Unit President Giridhar who was attacked on Friday evening near his house in the riot stricken area, continues to be critical. He has been put on ventilator. An emergency surgery was conducted on him the same evening and the leader is being closely monitored by a team of doctors.
