to KUMAR part 3: THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN KARNATAKA : As soon as the Quit India Resolution was passed in Bombay, Gandiji was arrested. Karnataka reacted with demonstrations and strikes. The movement took a violent turn in Belgaum, Dharwad, Bangalore, Mysore and Davanagere. People sabotaged and damaged the Government property like cutting telegraph wires, removing railway tracks, and picketing the liquor shops. Students stayed away from the schools and colleges. The Bangalore-Guntakal railway traffic was cancelled for two weeks. Twenty-six railway stations were damaged. Post office at Nippani was completely destroyed. In Uttara Kannada, a government firewood depot was set on fire. The people of Gokarna were made to pay a punitive fine of Rs. 30,000 for this. Mailara Mahadevapp and two other patriots were shot at Hosaritti near Haveri. The people of Isur participated in the Quit India Movement by peacefully organising processions. They checked the entry of the Government officers into the village which was declared "Free". Two officers were killed when they tried to enter 47 the village. Five persons from Isur were hanged for this act.
