Karnataka CM defends Bengaluru police's action on protesting Africans

Police said they had to lathicharge some of the protesters

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai. Credit: DH Photo/Prashanth HG

Bengaluru city police have handled the incident related to the violence involving African nationals with utmost tolerance, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.

With the receiving number of complaints involving African nationals in drug peddling, the police have been taking a massive step to curb such activities, the CM told reporters here.

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"Despite violent activity by a group of African nationals in J C Nagar on Monday, Bengaluru police handled the incident very patiently," he said.

The incident of death of a 27-year-old Congo national will be probed by the CID.

It was found that the deceased person was found overstaying and his visa and passport were expired, he said.