Hubballi violence: K’taka police extends curfew till April 23

In order to maintain law and order, Karnataka Police have decided to extend the curfew orders in Hubballi city till April 23 after witnessing the violence of large scale occurred on Saturday evening.

 The curfew was first imposed from April 17 to April 20 and after reviewing the situation, authorities took a decision to extend orders till Saturday, April 23.

The announcement of extending the curfew came from Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner Labhu Ram on Wednesday. He said the curfew will be imposed in five police station limits of the South division of Hubballi city.

He also assured the police is working hard to hunt down the miscreants who were involved in large-scale violence on Saturday night.

As per the reports, more than 200 persons have been detained and 115 persons have been arrested so far in connection with the incident.

Hubballi city, famously known as ‘Chota Mumbai’, witnessed an eruption of massive violence in the late hours of Saturday. Thousands of people were seen gathered in front of the police station in Hubballi and indulged in enormous violence after the police refused to hand over the accused youth to them.

The violent mob damaged property and set ablaze several vehicles and 12 police personnel were also injured in this mob violence.

While commenting on the incident, the ruling party BJP claimed the violence was a well-prepared affair, whereas, the opposition party Congress claims that innocent people are being arrested in connection with the case by the police.