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Communal violence in Andhra town, curfew
imposed
Friday March 30, 2012 09:46:15 AM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Communal
violence broke out in Sangareddy town of Andhra Pradesh, forcing
the police to clamp indefinite curfew.
Twenty people were injured and several shops were set afire in the
large scale violence late Thursday night in Sangareddy town of
Medak district, about 70 km from here.
The police Friday said the situation was peaceful but tense. A
police officer said patrolling has been intensified in the
sensitive areas and the curfew was continuing as a precautionary
measure.
The violence broke out Thursday night when a youth allegedly
posted on Facebook a provocative photograph of a place of worship.
Even as a group of people was staging a protest outside police
station demanding his arrest, a mob started attacks on shops and
vehicles at Old Bus Stand.
The rampaging mob set afire 40 shops, two four-wheelers and four
auto rickshaws. It also looted several other shops and small
road-side kiosks. A police vehicle was also torched.
The looting and attacks continued till 1 a.m. Locals alleged that
the police remained mute spectator.
As many as 20 people including few policemen were also injured in
the stone pelting by two groups.
Police had called additional forces from other parts of the
district. As a precautionary measure, security had been tightened
in other towns and districts.
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