Mangaluru Police firing: Final Magisterial hearing on Sept 1

Team Udayavani, Aug 29, 2020, 3:32 PM IST

Mangaluru: The final hearing into the police firing during the December 19 protests against the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be held on September 1, informed G Jagadeesha, who is heading the magisterial inquiry

Two people — Nausheen (49) and Jaleel (23) — were killed in the police firing during the December 19 protests against the CAA in the city after it turned violent.

“A final opportunity has been given to people who were either eyewitnesses to the incident or having information about it to appear at the court hall of the assistant commissioner Mangaluru located in the mini Vidhana Soudha between 11 am and 1 pm on September 1 and record their evidences or statements. Thereafter, no evidence or statements would be entertained,” stated a release from the inquiry officer.