Overview
- Stones were reportedly thrown at a chariot procession near the Panchamukhi Nagadevata temple in JJ Nagar between about 8:15 pm and 9:00 pm on January 4.
- Police said two women were injured in the incident, while devotees reported a child suffered a head injury and was treated at a local hospital.
- An FIR was registered late Sunday based on a complaint by resident Shashikumar N., after devotees protested outside the JJ Nagar police station demanding action.
- Authorities deployed additional forces, including KSRP platoons, with senior officers camping in the area, reviewing CCTV and other evidence, and forming special teams to identify those involved.
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara said three to five boys aged 15–17 have been secured or arrested, investigators are probing possible instigation and verifying communal-targeting claims, and police described the situation as tense but under control.