<p>Ten people have been arrested and prohibitory orders imposed in the City on Saturday, following a clash between two communities during the Tipu Sultan Jayanthi procession.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The police had to resort to mild lathicharge to bring the situation under control. Several people who were injured in the incident have been admitted to a hospital. Two private buses and a few autorickshaws were damaged in the incident.<br /><br />The Tipu Sultan Abhimanigala Vedike, which had organised the procession, decided to take out the procession from Kanaka Circle to old Madhyamika School. <br /><br />Trouble started when the procession reached the statue of Sangolli Rayanna on Holalkere Road.<br /><br />A group that was witness to the procession raised objections when members climbed on to the pedestal of Sangolli Rayanna’s statue and started dancing with footwear on.<br /><br />An argument ensued between the two groups and a few miscreants tore flexes that adorned the road. Police tried to pacify members of the two groups. As the procession moved on, a few trouble-makers tore banners of the Tipu Jayanthi, which led to a stone-throwing incident between the two groups. <br /><br />The situation went beyond control as the two groups clashed near SJM Dental College. The police were again forced to resort to lathicharge, which made the miscreants go berserk. <br /><br />Following the incident, violence also broke out in Velenagar, Santhe Maidan, Burujanahatti and other places in the City. The City limped back to normalcy by evening.<br /></p>
<p>Ten people have been arrested and prohibitory orders imposed in the City on Saturday, following a clash between two communities during the Tipu Sultan Jayanthi procession.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The police had to resort to mild lathicharge to bring the situation under control. Several people who were injured in the incident have been admitted to a hospital. Two private buses and a few autorickshaws were damaged in the incident.<br /><br />The Tipu Sultan Abhimanigala Vedike, which had organised the procession, decided to take out the procession from Kanaka Circle to old Madhyamika School. <br /><br />Trouble started when the procession reached the statue of Sangolli Rayanna on Holalkere Road.<br /><br />A group that was witness to the procession raised objections when members climbed on to the pedestal of Sangolli Rayanna’s statue and started dancing with footwear on.<br /><br />An argument ensued between the two groups and a few miscreants tore flexes that adorned the road. Police tried to pacify members of the two groups. As the procession moved on, a few trouble-makers tore banners of the Tipu Jayanthi, which led to a stone-throwing incident between the two groups. <br /><br />The situation went beyond control as the two groups clashed near SJM Dental College. The police were again forced to resort to lathicharge, which made the miscreants go berserk. <br /><br />Following the incident, violence also broke out in Velenagar, Santhe Maidan, Burujanahatti and other places in the City. The City limped back to normalcy by evening.<br /></p>
