Female protestors detained during anti-SIR protest

Bengaluru, Oct 12 (UNI) Two female protesters were taken into preventive custody near KR Circle in Bengaluru during an anti-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) protest and subsequently released, the Bengaluru City Police said. The police said a group of protesters had assembled near KR Circle without prior intimation or permission, in violation of the Karnataka High Court's directions that protests be held at designated locations. The protesters were initially asked to move to Freedom Park, the designated venue for demonstrations, but did not comply, following which they were taken into preventive custody in accordance with law, the Deputy Commissioner of Police,…