Bengaluru violence: Karnataka govt to recover damages from rioters

The Karnataka government on Wednesday said damages suffered in Tuesday night's violence in Bengaluru will be recovered from the people who were involved in the riots in the state capital.

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai told India Today that all damages will be recovered from the rioters as directed by the Supreme Court.

Three people were killed in police firing, over 50 injured, including police personnel, and nearly 300 vehicles were gutted during the riots.

On Tuesday night areas under Pulakeshinagar assembly constituency saw an unruly mob on a rampage torching vehicles and resorting to widespread arson. The riots were allegedly triggered by a 'communally sensitive' social media post.