Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who also holds the Home portfolio, directed the Police to invoke stringent law against those involved in creating violence in the coastal region and also book the offenders under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) or the Goonda Act. He was speaking at a meeting with top Police Officers at DG&IG office on Nrupatunga Road here yesterday.
Stating that Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts were known for religious harmony, he said that few communal forces would try to disturb peace in the area as the State prepare for the ensuing Assembly polls.
