Protest over hotel licence rejection: FIR registered against seven in Bengaluru
The FIR states that on August 18, between 12 noon and 2.30 p.m., one Santosh and six others gathered near the gate in front of the Corporation Commissioner’s office at Byatarayanapura and staged a protest.
An FIR has been lodged against a man and six others for allegedly protesting outside the Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) office, disrupting public traffic, following the rejection of a hotel business licence. The controversy stems from the rejection of a licence application for R.P. Restaurant, located in a residential area with narrow roads, by the BNCC on August 11, 2026.
Despite objections from Resident Welfare Associations, the application was denied twice, once on October 27, 2025, and then again on November 14, 2025, based on the BBMP Act, 2020. On August 18, between 12 noon and 2:30 p.m., the group, including Santosh, gathered near the BNCC office gate and held a protest, raising slogans against BNCC officials and the government.
Despite being informed of the High Court's March 3, 2022, order on protests and processions in Bengaluru, the protesters persisted, blocking traffic. Amruthahalli Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, against the accused.
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