Residents of Indraprasta Nagar in Hubballi protested on Tuesday condemning the miscreants damaging a banner for celebrating Ramanavami festival to be held on Saturday.
Sources said the local people and the members of Hindu organisations had installed the banners on Monday night. One such banner, containing the pictures of Lord Rama and Shiradi Saibaba was found to be damaged. The right portion of the banner where the picture of Lord Rama appeared was burnt. It was not clear whether the banner was damaged accidently or it was deliberately damaged, they said.
However, as the news spread, people gathered in sizeable number and held a protest condemning the incident and demanding action against the miscreants. They also blocked the roads for nearly 30 minutes and burnt old tires.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Hanumantaraya and other senior police officials rushed to the spot and tried to calm down the mob. He assured to nab the miscreants at the earliest and install the CCTV in the area.
Following his assurance the protest was withdrawn and the mob disbursed. Additional police forces have been deployed in the area and a case has been lodged at Old Hubballi police station.
