Karnataka high court seeks Belagavi rally report by July 19

BANGALORE: As regards a BJP rally held on January 17 at Belagavi where Union home minister Amit Shah and chief minister BS Yediyurappa participated, the court directed the officer in charge of APMC Yard police station, Belagavi city, to submit in sealed cover a report of the investigation by July 19.
The bench expressed surprise vis-a-vis the affidavit of commissioner of police, Belagavi, wherein the officer had maintained that only six persons were found not wearing a mask in the rally.
The advocate-general assured the court that an FIR has been registered on June 14, 2021 and proper investigation will be carried out and everyone who has violated the law will be booked.