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Mumbai calm but police remain on guard
Sunday August 12, 2012 12:45:02 PM,
Agencies
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Mumbai: An uneasy calm
prevailed in Mumbai Sunday, a day after violence sparked by
killings of Muslims in Assam and Myanmar killed two people and
injured about 100 others, including 45 policemen. Unofficial
sources, however, dispute the number of police personnel injured
in the violence.
"The situation is calm, road traffic is normal, public buses and
suburban trains are functioning as usual," a police officer said.
Police maintained a tight vigil across the city and surrounding
areas, especially Muslim pockets.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced late Saturday night
that the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police will probe the incidents
which held the city to ransom for several hours Saturday.
"The Crime Branch will probe how a peaceful procession suddenly
became violent and who was behind it," Chavan said.
Early Sunday, Chavan went around different hospitals and met the
injured.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik's quick thinking and
restrained measures Saturday have come in for appreciation.
It is claimed that when some Muslim leaders made "provocative speeches" and the first
signs of violence erupted, Patnaik got on to the stage and urged
everyone not to create a repeat of the violence the city saw after
the 1992 Babri mosque demolition.
He guaranteed safe passage to all the demonstrators if they agreed
to disperse peacefully and restrained the police from taking any
action.
Some Muslim leaders found sense in Patnaik's appeal and followed
his instructions. In the process, "a very ugly situation" was
prevented, said Patnaik later.
But not everyone paid heed to the appeal, triggering violence that
left two people dead.
The injured included at least three mediapersons. Their photo
equipment and OB vans of three TV channels were badly damaged.
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