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**Summary:**

In Bengaluru, India, a special NIA court convicted three men, Syed Ikramuddin, Syed Asif, and Mohammed Atif, for their involvement in the 2020 attack on the K.G. Halli police station. They were sentenced to seven years imprisonment and a fine. The attack stemmed from a derogatory Facebook post allegedly made by a relative of a local MLA, which sparked protests and violence. The mob attacked the police station, damaged property, and injured police personnel. While police tried to control the crowd, someone was fatally injured. The NIA took over the case, and this week the court has convicted a few.

**News Article:**

**Three Convicted, Sentenced in 2020 Bengaluru Police Station Attack**

**Bengaluru, July 23, 2025** – A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bengaluru has convicted and sentenced three men in connection with the violent attack on the K.G. Halli police station on August 11, 2020. Syed Ikramuddin, 44, Syed Asif, 46, and Mohammed Atif, 26, were each sentenced to seven years of imprisonment and fined ₹36,000.

The men, who pleaded guilty, were among 187 individuals arrested in connection with the incident, which involved a mob attacking the police station in response to an allegedly derogatory Facebook post made by a relative of a local MLA, Akhanda Srinivas Murthy. The post was perceived as insulting to Prophet Mohammed.

According to the prosecution, a gathering of 25-30 people initially gathered and grew gradually, eventually becoming a violent mob that targeted the K.G. Halli police station. The mob demanded the arrest of the person responsible for the social media post.

As the crowd grew more agitated and violent, they began pelting the police station with stones, attacking officers, and setting vehicles ablaze. Police responded with a baton charge and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd. During the chaos, police fired in the air, eventually firing upon a person that attempted to snatch their weapon. The crowd finally dispersed from the area after one person was injured and died later at the hospital.

During the incident, the rioters damaged a total of 12 government and private vehicles.

The case was initially registered by local police, but the NIA took over the investigation on September 21, 2020, invoking the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The conviction marks a step forward in the justice process for the 2020 violence.

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