Bengaluru : Police shut ‘Phoenix Mall of Asia’ to the public for 15 days in January. Check details
Bengaluru : Police shut 'Phoenix Mall of Asia' to the public for 15 days in January. Check details
Bengaluru Police issued an order on December 30, restricting public access to Phoenix Mall of Asia on Bellari Road in North Bengaluru from December 31 to January 15. The order came a day before the New Year celebrations in the city.
The move aims to prevent annoyance and disturbance to public tranquility and provide a safe environment for traffic and the public at large, according to Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayananda’s order dated December 30.
The police invoked sections 144(1) and 144(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, restricting public access to Phoenix Mall of Asia, Bellari Road, Byatarayanapura, Yelahanka, from 10 am on December 31 to 11:59 pm on January 15, 2024.
Notably, on Christmas Eve, traffic chaos left Bellari Road (Airport Road) in North Bengaluru congested, with crowds thronging Phoenix Mall near Yelahanka.
On December 27, Phoenix Mall in Hebbal and Phoenix Marketcity in Whitefield were forced to shut down due to protests by pro-Kannada activists against mall management, demanding Kannada signboards.
These concerns forced the traffic police to issue the advisory.
