Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has expressed shock and concern over the situation in Mysuru, where even the Police, tasked with protecting the public, now require protection themselves.

The MP's comments came in the wake of the stone-pelting incident at Udayagiri last week where over a thousand people gathered outside Udayagiri Police Station, protesting an offensive social media post.

The crowd turned violent, pelting stones at the Police station and vehicles, injuring officers and staff. Several vehicles, including DCP's car, were damaged.

Yaduveer was speaking to reporters at a cyber security workshop by the Cyberverse Foundation at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel last Saturday.

"The Government must take strict a...