Bengaluru: The city police and the rural police have arrested 222 persons including 8 women for their involvement in the riots during the protest by garment factory workers against central government’s new PF policy on Monday and Tuesday.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Law & Order – West) Charan Reddy at a pressmeet said, ““They have been arrested on charges of assaulting policemen, damaging public property, rioting and other charges. The arrests will continue and the police teams are on the look out for others who are absconding.”
The police have let off many of the people, who were detained in connection with the incident after questioning.
The police are also verifying CCTV footages. “Apart from the videos recorded by police staff, we are also going through the CCTV footage available. We are doing it to know who are involved in stone pelting, arson, and assault on policemen. Some of them found in the footage have already been arrested while efforts are on to nab others,” an official said.
Meanwhile, Hulimavu police station inspector and four other staff have been booked on charges of assaulting a TV journalist, who was covering the protests by garment factory workers on Tuesday.
The reports in connection with the riots have been submitted to the DG & IGP by both the city police and the rural police.
However, no inquiry has been ordered into the incident. “Inquiry will be initiated only if there is any death. As there was no death due to riots, no inquiry has been initiated,” said a police official.
