Members of the security forces make their way past burning lorries in Bengaluru, which were set on fire by protesters after India's Supreme Court ordered Karnataka state to release 12,000 cubic feet of water per second every day from the Cauvery river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, India September 12, 2016. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian and foreign technology companies including global outsourcing firm Accenture closed offices and told staff to stay at home in the technology hub of Bengaluru on Tuesday after riots over the diversion of water from a river.
The violence was triggered by a court decision on Monday that asked the southern state of Karnataka to divert some water from the Cauvery river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu state.
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