<p class="title">Hundreds of Popular Front of India (PFI) activists staged a protest ‘SP Chalo’ at Clock Tower on Friday and condemned police for caning activists outside the Uppinangady police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They urged the police to release activists who had been detained illegally in police custody.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They shouted slogans against the police and took out a rally from Hampankatta Circle to Clock Tower. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The police had stepped up security and had barricaded the area near Clock Tower and Hampankatta.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protesters were stopped at Clock Tower and were prevented from moving towards the police superintendent’s office.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The activists demanded the suspension of the policemen who allegedly ignited the violence at Uppinangady police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mangaluru Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar had refused permission for taking out the procession beyond the Clock Tower. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“The police did not take any action against those who had given open threats to the deputy commissioner,” T D Nagraj alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 600 police personnel including 4 KSRP platoons, 5 CAR units, 6 ACPs, 16 inspectors and 32 sub-inspectors were pressed for security duties.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protest disrupted traffic movement. </p>
<p class="title">Hundreds of Popular Front of India (PFI) activists staged a protest ‘SP Chalo’ at Clock Tower on Friday and condemned police for caning activists outside the Uppinangady police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They urged the police to release activists who had been detained illegally in police custody.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They shouted slogans against the police and took out a rally from Hampankatta Circle to Clock Tower. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The police had stepped up security and had barricaded the area near Clock Tower and Hampankatta.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protesters were stopped at Clock Tower and were prevented from moving towards the police superintendent’s office.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The activists demanded the suspension of the policemen who allegedly ignited the violence at Uppinangady police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mangaluru Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar had refused permission for taking out the procession beyond the Clock Tower. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“The police did not take any action against those who had given open threats to the deputy commissioner,” T D Nagraj alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 600 police personnel including 4 KSRP platoons, 5 CAR units, 6 ACPs, 16 inspectors and 32 sub-inspectors were pressed for security duties.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protest disrupted traffic movement. </p>
