Three dead after protests over a social media post turn violent in Bengaluru

Three people were killed in police firing on the night of August 11 after a mob of Muslim men who were protesting against a derogatory post on Facebook went on the rampage in the D.J. Halli police station limits in north Bengaluru. The mob of more than 1,000 people targeted the house of the local MLA R. Akhanda Srinivasamurthy, and it was partially burnt. Several...