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Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) members carried out a massive rally in Bengaluru on December 27 to raise awareness about Kannada signboards.
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The protest, which started on a peaceful note, took a violent turn just hours after it commenced.
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KRV members were seen pulling down and damaging the English signboards.
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The shops with the name boards in English were damaged by the protesters.
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Signboards of private hotels and other private establishments were also vandalised.
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Despite strict police vigil, several groups of the KRV outfit flocked to other parts of the city and started pulling down and damaging the signboards in English.
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KRV supporters were seen hurling stones at the English signboards and damaging the hoardings.
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The members also turned violent and carried out similar acts of vandalism in KR Puram, Rajajinagar and other major areas.
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Police resorted to preventive detentions in CBD areas, KR Puram, Rajajinagar and Sadahalli, near Devanahalli.
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