Curfew imposed in parts of city; Jayalalithaa writes to Siddaramaiah to "ensure the safety and security of Tamils in Karnataka"
An uneasy calm prevailed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, as parts of the city was still under curfew and heavy security cover. No major incidents of violence were reported and Metro rail services continued to be suspended.
On Monday, one person died and four were injured in police firing. Mobs ablaze vehicles and attacked businesses with Tamil names after the Supreme Court ordered that the Cauvery water continue to flow to Tamil Nadu.
Police opened fire at Rajagopal Nagar in Bengaluru, when a mob tried to torch a vehicle. Curfew was imposed in seven police station limits of the city. Around noon, soon after the court declined to accept Karnataka’s appeal to freeze its September 5 order on release of water, hundreds of protesters took to the streets, burning vehicles with Tamil Nadu registration numbers. The violence virtually paralysed the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 were imposed in Bengaluru and Mysuru, areas around four reservoirs in the Cauvery basin, and Pandavapura in Mandya district. The violence prompted many schools to declare a holiday. Metro services stopped a little past 12:30 p.m., and other public transport was curtailed.
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