National Investigation Agency (NIA) spokesperson said on wednesday, in relation to the rioting and violent attacks on the D J Halli and K G Halli police stations in Bengaluru on August 11 searches were carried out across 43 locations in Bengaluru, including at four offices of the SDPI. 

The search includes offices of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political wing of the Popular Front of India (PFI), in connection with the rioting and violent attacks on police stations in the city in August, an official said. The officer further said that the cases were logged on to large-scale rioting, causing injuries to police personnel, destruction of public and private property, including the police stations buildings and public and private vehicles, adding that the rioters were armed with lethal weapons. 

The riots triggered fear and panic in the nearby areas and were intended to cause terror in the society, the NIA spokesperson said. 124 of the accused have been arrested in the D J Halli police station case and 169 in the KG Halli police station case have been arrested so far, he said. During the searches, incriminating material relating to the SDPI and the PFI and weapons such as swords, knives, iron rods were seized, the official added. He concluded saying further investigation were underway. 

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