Mysuru limping back to normal

Mysuru appeared to be limping back to normal on Tuesday, a day after violence gripped the city during the bandh called by BJP to protest the murder of its party activist Raju.

A flag march was conducted in communally sensitive parts of Udayagiri, Narasimharaja and Mandi police station limits by the city police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) platoons to instil confidence among the residents.

Police Commissioner B. Dayananda, who extended prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC till Wednesday, told

The Hindu that no fresh incidents of violence had been reported from anywhere in the city on Tuesday. However, the police had decided to extend prohibitory orders in view of the incidents of stone pelting reported after Raju’s last rites were performed.

Though a few schools declared a holiday on Tuesday in view of the disturbances, most schools and colleges functioned as normal. Shops and business establishments in almost all parts of the city, including the central business district comprising D. Devaraj Urs Road and K.R. Circle, were open on Tuesday.

Progress

Meanwhile, Mr. Dayananda claimed that the city police had made progress in the investigations into the murder of Raju. However, he refused to give details.

Mr. Dayananda, who visited the scene of murder on Tuesday, said the police was working on various angles including studying the CCTV footage obtained from a bank’s ATM situated diagonally opposite to the tea shop and having eyewitnesses prepare a sketch of the culprits.