Bengaluru: With prohibitory orders clamped in riot-hit areas of the city being extended till Tuesday, the Karnataka Cyber police are on the alert to monitor offensive social media posts that can cause unrest in the society, in the backdrop of recent violence here.
In view of inflammatory posts on Facebook and WhatsApp among others, Cyber police have decided to monitor the social media posts, said an official.
As a precautionary measure, the city police have extended the prohibitory orders till August 18.
Meanwhile, Cyber Police have also warned people against posting inappropriate and inflammatory content on social media.
It is to be noted that three people were killed after police opened fire to quell a mob that went on a rampage in DJ Halli and adjoining areas on August 11 over an inflammatory social media post allegedly put out by P Naveen, a relative of Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy.
In the wake of this, the MLAs residence and a police station at D J Halli were torched by the rioters, who also set many police and private vehicles afire, and looted the belongings of the legislator and those of his sister.
The police that said so far five cases have been registered in Devara Jeevanahalli and Kadugondanahalli and 264 people have been arrested in connection with rioting. No juveniles have been arrested in connection with this.
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