Protest in Raichur district citing desecration of Tipu Sultan portrait in Karnataka
The Hindu
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B. told The Hindu that an FIR was registered. A team of police officers had been put in place to arrest the culprits.
People from the Muslim community held a protest in Sirwar in Raichur district on January 31 following reports of desecration of a portrait Tipu Sultan in the morning.
Hundreds of youths and leaders expressed anger over the alleged incident. They put tyres on the main road and burned them. They demanded that the culprits be arrested immediately.
Tahsildar Ravi Angadi and Circle Inspector of Sirwar Shashikanth M. rushed to the spot and convinced the protesters to disperse by promising immediate arrest of the culprits.
Thereafter, the tahsildar washed the portrait and offered puja.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B. told The Hindu that an FIR was registered. A team of police officers had been put in place to arrest the culprits.

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