Police burst teargas shells and made a cane-charge to disperse members of the Christian community, after their protest against attacks on prayer halls in the state allegedly turned violent. The protesters pelted stones at the police near Kulasekhara church in the heart of the city, said police adding that they burst teargas shells and used lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.
Police could not provide details about the number of injured in the incident.
Similar protests have also been reported from Shaktinagar, Vamanjur, Tokkotu and Bantwa.Nine churches in Dakshina Kannada and three each in Udupi and Chikmagalur districts were attacked on Sunday.
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