Indian actor died - Bangalore is shut down for 2 days

Violence over Indian star's death

People queued since early morning to pay homage
Five people, one a policeman, have been killed in violence in the southern Indian city of Bangalore following the death of legendary film actor Rajkumar.
Police opened fire on rioting mourners, killing four people. The policeman died after being beaten by a mob. Tens of thousands of mourners bid an emotional farewell as the body of Rajkumar was buried in a grave at a studio that he owned in the city.
The Kannada film icon died on Wednesday following a heart attack aged 77.
Mourning
From early on Thursday morning, thousands of fans, including women and children, carried garlands and incense sticks to a site near the actor's body which lay in state in a public stadium. Many fans wept and beat their chests shouting "Long live Rajkumar". Police used batons to control the crowd of fans
"Our hero is dead. Annavaru [elder brother] was our inspiration," a mourner, Hanumanthaiah, told Reuters news agency. Several politicians and actors including Tamil superstar Rajinikanth paid homage to Rajkumar at the stadium.


The country's technology hub in Rajkumar's home state of Karnataka remained shut for the second day and all transport was off the roads, as the authorities made arrangements to hold a state funeral for the actor.
The office of US technology giant Microsoft, which is located near Rajkumar's house, was stoned by angry mourners


All commercial establishments were closed and even cable television operators across the city blocked national entertainment channels to mourn the actor's death.

Irate fans damaged over 50 buses, torched two police vans and 10 private vehicles on Wednesday following the news of the actor's death, police said.

Even the SAP office was evacuated on Wednesday evening and stayed closed on thursday. Only the Germans were working on thursday. Wendesday night