On August 10, Karnataka High Court in an important observation has stated that the large-scale violence that broke out in DJ Halli and KG Halli localities of Bengaluru in August 2020 following a social media post 'was an act of terrorism', reports daijiword.com. The High Court has rejected the bail petitions of accused Atiq Ahmad and others in connection with the incident. The bench headed by Justice K. Somashekar and Justice Shivashankar Ammannanavar observed that the violent mob gathering before the Police Station, attacking the police with iron rods, bottles filled with petrol and fomenting violence could be categorised as the acts done to create terror in the public. "This case attracts the Section 45 D (5) of UAPA Act. The charges made in the charge sheet prima facie seem to be true," the court said.