Overview
- Stone-pelting near a mosque in Ram Rahim Nagar during a Ganesh immersion procession triggered retaliatory violence, leaving at least eight people injured, according to police and hospital reports.
- Prohibitory orders have been extended through Wednesday morning, liquor sales are suspended, and roughly 800 personnel including KSRP and District Armed Reserve units are deployed across Maddur.
- Police say 22 of 26 identified suspects are in custody and in judicial remand, with efforts underway to trace four more and examine whether there was any instigation.
- Two FIRs have been registered—one suo motu and one based on a victim’s complaint—and investigators are reviewing CCTV and video footage to map movements and verify allegations.
- BJP called a bandh supported by JD(S), protests continued with occasional lathi-charge by police, and authorities reported a generally peaceful town with limited disruption.