3 minors apprehended for stone pelting at religious procession in Bengaluru’s JJ Nagar

Senior police officers intervened to pacify the protesters and ordered increased security measures throughout the locality to maintain law and order.

The JJ Nagar police registered an FIR under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Section 3(2) [offence punishable under the general criminal law against a member of an SC or ST community on the ground of their caste or tribe] and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 118(1) (causing grievous hurt) and 196(2) (offences involving criminal intimidation or threats of a serious nature).

After conducting a detailed spot inspection, the police identified the three accused minors and apprehended them. Further investigations are underway, the police said.

The Opposition Janata Dal (Secular) took to X and condemned the incident, calling it a failure of the Congress government headed by Siddaramaiah.

ಚಾಮರಾಜಪೇಟೆಯ ಜೆ.ಜೆ. ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಓಂ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ವೇಳೆ ಮಾಲಾಧಾರಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಲ್ಲುತೂರಿರುವ ಘಟನೆ ಖಂಡನೀಯ.

ಓಲೈಕೆ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ @INCKarnataka ಸರ್ಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಇಲ್ಲವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವೇಳೆ ಕಿಡಿಗೇಡಿಗಳು ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಕಲ್ಲು ತೋರಿದ್ದು, ಇಬ್ಬರು ಯುವತಿಯರ… pic.twitter.com/U9nGtXe8Hy

— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) January 5, 2026

“The incident of stone-pelting on women devotees during the Om Shakti procession in JJ Nagar, Chamarajpet, is condemnable. Under the appeasement-driven politics of the @INCKarnataka government, Hindus are no longer receiving adequate protection. While the procession was underway, miscreants deliberately hurled stones, causing head injuries to two young women. Law and order in the state has completely collapsed, clearly exposing the administrative failure of the @siddaramaiah government,” the post said.