Bengaluru: Police have arrested 12 individuals following a fight between two groups in South Bengaluru’s Siddapura. The altercation, which occurred on April 28, began with a heated exchange and escalated into physical assault over a trivial issue. According to the police, two FIRs were filed at the Siddapura police station after members of both groups lodged separate complaints.
Acting on these complaints, the police apprehended 12 people, all aged between 18 and 20 years. Initial news reports suggested that the clash had a religious basis, involving individuals from different communities. However, a senior police officer from the Bengaluru South division clarified that there was no communal angle in the case.
“A member of one group rode his bike at high speed near the house of a member of another group. The family members of the latter informed the kin of the boy who rode his bike at high speed,” explained the officer. “This led to a fight between the two boys, and their supporters joined in.”