K’taka HC grants bail to 106 persons in Hubballi riot case
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court granted bail to 106 persons in the Hubballi riot case on Friday.
The division bench headed by Justice Srinivas Harishkumar and Justice Venkatesh Naik passed the judgement.
Violence erupted on April 16, 2022, in Hubballi city in Karnataka over a provocative Whats App in which a photo-shopped picture of a religious flag was seen hoisted atop a mosque.
The police had arrested 152 persons in connection with the violence and lodged 12 cases in the case.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had also granted bail for 35 persons while the minor boys detained in connection with the case have also been granted bail.
The angry mob attacked people and the police station damaged 10 police vehicles and attacked a police inspector and six cops.