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Mandya territory accounted for astir fractional of each communal unit cases registered successful Karnataka since 2024.
According to a reply by Home Minister G. Parameshwara to a question from Congress subordinate Madhu G. Made Gowda successful the Legislative Council connected Thursday (March 26), the State recorded a full of 70 communal clashes betwixt 2024 and 2026, including incidents during Ganesh Chaturthi processions. Of these, 34 cases were reported from Mandya territory alone.
Based connected the Minister’s reply, a enactment issued by Mr. Gowda’s bureau stated that Mandya territory unsocial accounted for 48.57% of the full communal unit cases successful the State during this period.
Maddur, Nagamangala
The enactment further indicated that 24 cases were registered successful Nagamangala successful 2024, portion 10 cases were reported successful the Maddur constabulary presumption limits successful 2025.
In his reply, Mr. Parameshwara said that cases booked against 123 accused persons successful Nagamangala and 88 successful Maddur are astatine assorted stages of investigation. Disciplinary action, including suspension, has been taken against 4 constabulary unit — among them a Deputy Superintendent of Police and a Police Inspector — successful transportation with the unit during the Ganesh procession successful Nagamangala successful 2024. Action was besides taken against a Police Inspector for disturbances during the Maddur Ganesh procession successful 2025.
The nonaccomplishment to nationalist spot owing to communal unit successful Mandya territory successful 2024 has been estimated astatine ₹4.59 crore, portion the authorities has disbursed ₹24.55 lakh arsenic compensation.
Special Action Force
Mr. Parameshwara besides informed that a Special Action Force (SAF) has been constituted for Mandya territory arsenic per a authorities bid dated November 26, 2025. The portion has been tasked with curbing communal clashes by prioritising enactment against hatred code and provocative contented that endanger nationalist harmony.
Headquartered successful Mangaluru and led by an serviceman of the fertile of Deputy Inspector General of Police, the SAF already has 1 institution each successful Udupi, Shivamogga, and Dakshina Kannada districts. Mandya present hosts the 4th company.
The SAF includes an quality helping to show media and societal media for hatred code and communal triggers, make aboriginal warnings done surveillance, way signs of radicalisation, and undertake confidence-building and country domination measures to forestall escalation.
