Those willing to protest can go to North India and join protesters: Bengaluru Police Commissioner
Bengaluru: Bhaskar Rao, Bengaluru Police Commissioner on Wednesday while addressing a press conference added that the city police has not granted permissions to hold protests against CAA and NRC in the city and warned of police action if anybody tries to hold protests and demonstrations without police permission.
He further added that those willing to protest can go to North India where the protests are taking place and take part in those protests.
“Those willing to protest can go to North India and join the protesters. Nobody will be allowed to protest in the city as it will lead to compromising of law and order” Bhaskar Rao said.
He also warned people against posting controversial and provoking contents on social media platforms against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC.
He further added that the department personnel have been directed to take video footages of everyone at the protesting sites and those found to be involved will be prosecuted under law.
“So far students of two colleges in the city have protested, and we are trying to identify the students. Action will be taken against them. We are also preparing to send notices to the two college administrations that allowed their students to protest” he added.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
