Bengaluru police arrest 19 Muslims for brandishing swords during Eid Milad procession

Bengaluru, 11/10: Bengaluru police have arrested 19 Muslims, including 14 minors, for brandishing swords and machetes during an Eid Milad procession on October 9.

The youth openly displayed the weapons during the procession in Someshwar Nagar in southern Bengaluru between 6.30 pm and 7 pm on Sunday, an officer from the Siddapura police station, in whose jurisdiction the incident happened.

Police acted independently to register an FIR under IPC sections related to unlawful assembly and the relevant sections of the Arms Act.