The riots of DJ Halli triggered the state of Karnataka. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday stated that they will investigate two criminal cases in juncture with the riots that broke out on August 11 in east Bengaluru. In a statement, the NIA told that those two particular cases registered, one each by the DJ Halli and KG Halli police under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA], have been re-registered by the bureau on the basis of an MHA order under sections of the NIA Act 2008.

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The NIA said a team, managed by an Inspector-General of Police (IGP) rank, is locating at their Bengaluru office for the inquiry. This development comes after lawsuit filed by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) functionary in Bengaluru approaching the Karnataka High Court, seeking the transfer of the riots case to the NIA. As earlier reported on September 11 during the hearing of the case, Karnataka Advocate-General Prabhuling K Navadgi had told the court that the state Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department) wrote to the Secretary of Union Ministry of Home Affairs on September 3 regarding invoking UAPA in the two cases. 

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The mob created violence on August 11 outside DJ Halli police station and later spread to areas within the neighboring KG Halli Police Station limits. Three persons were killed as police resorted to firing to contain the uprooting violence. Another person, who was taken in custody, also died in the hospital due to a pre-existing health condition. The police have since then arrested over 300 persons, including political functionaries of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and closed ones of Congress corporators. The accused also includes persons who were previously accused of terror cases. 

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