The People's Tribunal report made the following key observations about the police firing in Mangalore on December 19th, 2019: 1) The imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC was unwarranted as there was no situation requiring it. 2) The prohibitory orders were not effectively communicated to residents. 3) There was indiscriminate lathicharge and police firing against civilians with no connection to protests due to a breakdown in communication. 4) The police actions violated provisions of the Karnataka Police Manual and their responsibility to uphold citizen's rights.