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Mumbai protests against Myanmar killings,
Assam riots turn violent
Saturday August 11, 2012 05:55:19 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
A protest by several Muslim organisations Saturday at the Azad
Maidan here to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
and the Assam riots turned violent with a group of unidentified
persons torching media and police vans, police said.
The situation suddenly got out of control as policemen undertook a
baton charge to disperse the mob.
At least three OB vans were torched while police vans were also
targeted by the angry mob. A few buses were also attacked with
stones.
Police immediately cordoned off the area and the connecting
streets and fired in air to disperse the crowd.
According to police, the situation is now under control and top
police officials have rushed to the spot.
Led by Raza Academy, an organisation working to promote Islamic
culture, the protest to condemn the attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
was supported by other organisations like Sunni Jamaitul Ulma and
Jamate Raza-e-Mustafa. They also condemned the riots and violence
in Assam.
Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil appealed to the people to
maintain law and order and assured them of appropriate
investigations and steps against those guilty.
Sporting black badges, thousands of members and activists of these
organisations converged at the Azad Maidan and expressed concern
over the massacre of Muslim community members.
Maulana Syed Moinuddin Ashraf, president of Jamia Qadriya
Ashrafiya, and Raza Academy chairman Saeed Noorie had earlier
urged the central and state governments to intervene.
Noorie said they have already written to the government of
Myanmar, the United Nations, the International Human Rights
Organisation, Organisation of Islamic Countries, President Pranab
Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to highlight the
massacre of Muslims in Myanmar.
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