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Mangaluru: Violence during anti-CAA protest 'pre-planned'? Police release footage

  •   Tue, Dec 24 2019 05:52:59 PM

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Dec 24: The Mangaluru police have released CCTV footages of stone-pelting in the recent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), raising suspicions of the violence being 'pre-planned'.

The stone-pelting and damages to public property are clearly visible in the footage and photos released by the police. The protests that began peacefully took an ugly turn in the afternoon of December 19. The protesters pelted stones and burnt tyres, and police resorted to lathi-charge, use of tear gas shells, and opened fire, resulting in the death of two persons.

Police who have released photos and videos have requested for information including the address of the miscreants. They have announced that the details of the informants will be kept confidential. Some protesters have covered their faces with cloth and broken CCTVs. In some videos, people are seen changing the direction of the CCTV camera so that the misdeeds of miscreants may not be recorded, thereby evoking suspicions of whether the violence was 'pre-planned'.

It is also claimed that sacks filled with stones were stored on a goods auto. A video purportedly shows protesters picking stones from the sacks and pelting them. 

Attempts to enter gun shop: Police are investigating the incident in which the protesters who indulged in violence had attempted to enter a shop selling guns, bullets and gun powder at Golikatta bazar. The attempts failed at the last minute as per sources.

The gun shop is situated just about 150 meters away from Bunder police station. The accused protesters had broken the wooden door and tried the break open the shutter of the shop. The destruction was averted as police vehicle reached the spot in the nick of time.

The Mangaluru police have posted the videos and photos of the protest related violence on their Facebook page. In response several netizens also posted videos and photos, including some showing cops allegedly harassing citizens on the day of the protest as well as during the subsequent curfew. Some videos however show cops helping citizens reach their homes safely in the midst of the violence.
  

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  • Mohit, Mangalore

    Thu, Dec 26 2019

    Police have enough power to handle the situation and they should bring the mastermind of these violence in Mangalore to the court of law. No matter whether he is a MP, MLA and ordinary citizen. whoever take Law and order in their hands in India should be tried in a court of law as it's against humanity. Police have given befitting reply to the protestors, nothing wrong in it.
    Jai Hind.

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  • Saihu, Dubai/Udupi

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    I have seen the original video of the CCTV footage and available on social media. The goods auto driver transporting jelly foir a construction site was coming from the police side and when he look at the protesters pelting stone he stop the auto at side and get down and walk the footage has been deleted from 16:43:21 to 16:45:16 in between this two minitues time you can see the police personals walking along with the auto in the same direction of the auto has come, it shows that the auto has passed through the police and the driver is unaware of the protest. one protestor first take one jelly from the auto and later he takes full bag, if it is prepalnned auto will not come from police side and not stop at the point where police personals are standing. and before they starts using teh stone during this two minitues time you can see police personals passing from the same auto, its nothing but to malign the protetsors that its prepalnned stone pelting. I request people to look in to the full video avalibale on social media before comment.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    Why were they wearing scarves covering their faces (like women) if it was not pre-planned?

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  • Clara, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    Mr Saihu , Still how long you will defend ur friends . You would have watched only 1 CCTV footage and u are now trying to give ur own color since yesterday probably u had no sleep . Your agenda is to save ur friends for that reason as usual you are trying to give some stupid color like kids construction work all few of ur leaders defended the act of hooligans in such a way that they are saying in media these are fake videos , these are 1996 videos , such a absurd arguments .Mr Saihu there are total more than 20 CCTV footage that was been released .Entire people of KARNATAKA knows who was wearing mask and pelting stones , firing tyres ,Vandalising public property , pelting stones to bus and ran inside hospital .Who all are the hooligans who created Rukus and nuciness to public property . In one CCTV footage one person who died is also there wearing mask .And as long as ur Goods vchl is considered ,it's already been sized by police ,so don't try to put some additional colors like Everytime it will not work . People already knows who are wat ,who started the voilence ,that's y God gave evidence in form of CCTV .well done police and Government.

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  • zakir, B'lore

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    All these videos shows protesters in wrong side but we should not support them. However there are several video showing police laati charging on protester without stone or anything..

    police should be prepared for all actions that is the reason why police is.... There are several means to control attacks... Tear gas or shoot below the knee.

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  • Clara, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    God is Great look how truth revealed . Hooligans would have vandalised the public property ,brought stones in auto and started pelting stones and even rotated the CCTV , wore mask in face and started pelting stones . Hooligans taught they can create rukus and fear in city But really hats off to the police and Government for taking action and preventing much more incident from happening .Also thanks to all policemen who controlled the voilence and brought the situation back to normal just in few hours . To all those people who are supporting these hooligans ,just think during vandalisim if any property of yours is been destroyed how you people feel . Well done police again .

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  • Dsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    Wow so called peaceful protesters.....!!! And we blame the police all the time.... I Poor cops they have to bear the brunt of everything....

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  • Dr. Rajesh Bhat, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    Just tear gas or water canon would have been much sufficient to disperse this crowd.

    Why firing?

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  • Rahul Kejar, Kanpur nagar

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    When you are alone and 100 ppl so called peace protest bombard stones at you...What you would do in self defense.

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  • Subhash Chandra, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    If u look carefully with broad mind think how the system works in dangerous situations, throughout the world in most countries when protesting goes out of control the last resort is to fire, check the videos of recent honk Kong protest the police immediately start firing. In US if a person starts protesting with weapons in hand they immediately shoot him dead that's why there they don't protest with weapons even stone is considered as a weapon.

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  • thousif, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    The stone pelters should be identified and punished. i will request all youngster if you want protest please do in Peacefully and don't damage public property or harm anyone. but some question will raise in CM and police statement First CM said they try to enter police station breaking walls and try take Guns.now Police statement they try enter shop where guns are selling. why there is different statement . why police not release video of protester entering police station and breaking the walls . the shop which sell gun it should have CCTV right why Police not showed the CCTV VIDEO of shop where protester try to enter.today some news channel telling protester throw Petrol Bombs. why no media till now not showed any video where petrol Bomb blast. today sudden some media telling protester throw petrol bombs.is it true protester throw petrol bomb or its story created by some channels. truth should will come out and whoever responsible should be punished.

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  • michael, mangaluru

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    whatever has happened in this video is really bad and shameful. It seems this was preplanned as an autorickshaw can be seen bringing bags of jelly stones.

    But I must say that the behaviour of police with the general public during curfew was equally bad. They were just beating with lathis people without inquiring even the reason. One of my friend, who has had a heart operation was beaten on the back after he was coming out of Fr Muller's hospital, where he had gone to get his relative admitted to the hospital.

    Mostly Kannada speaking ghatta police behaviour was really bad. Our local tulu speaking were somewhat okay

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  • thousif, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    there are some video showing in youtube some police beating bikers,auto driver and damaging there vehicle in Thokottu and gorigudda .they also should punish.

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  • S Shetty, Tulunaad

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    You expect police to behave nicely with you all by looking at the video above,

    Entire India is watching this video what a shame

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  • Anil, Manglaore

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    Entire India also watched Bhatta school day program

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  • Mohammed, Kasaragod

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    Very bad

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    The stone pelters should be identified and punished.The cost of damage to public and private property and all compensation paid should be recovered from them as per Hon Supreme Court judgement of October 2018.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Dec 24 2019

    I think this was not a part of anti-CAA bill at all.
    The KFD PFIs took advantage of the situation. They heard the slip of tongue by our MLA Khadar. They tried two birds in one shot. One side they wanted to portray a negative image to Khadar by giving false impression that the violence started because of Khadar's speach, other side they gave a violent turn to the otherwise peaceful anti-CAA protest. Ultimately causing the loss of two lives.
    Police should identify and book all the culprits.

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  • AJ, Mangaluru

    Wed, Dec 25 2019

    Mr. Shankar.... You may be 90% correct... But still probe required... Here we cannot guess. But in one angle I feel like you have valid point.

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