il strife caused tremendous miseries, loss of life, complete halt of economic activity in the Valley coupled with loss of property worth crores of rupees. new balance 576 Silver Bangalore police arrests sandalwood smuggler | The Indian Express. Rioters indulged in brick-batting and pelted the police force with stones when they lathi-charged the mob to control the situation. With the dams only half full as compared to last year, all precautions have to be taken for the water scarcity ahead.