Final hearing held into Mangaluru police firing; report submission by Sept 20

Mangaluru: The final hearing as part of the magisterial inquiry into the firing on anti-CAA protestors on December 19 last year was held here on September 1.

The then Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, other officials, and around 45 people from general public recorded their statements before Udupi deputy commissioner G Jagadeesha, who has been appointed as the presiding officer by the state government.

So far statements of 415 people have been recorded. The deadline to submit the report to the state government is September 20

Two protestors, Nausheen and Jaleel, were killed in the firing when the protest against Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent here on December 19 last year.

In a press release earlier, Jagadeesha had asked people who were either eyewitnesses to the incident or having information about it to appear at the court hall of the mini Vidhana Soudha between 11 am and 1 pm on September 1 and record their evidence or statements, adding that this was a final chance and no further statements or evidence would be entertained.