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Curfew in Udgir after communal clashes
An indefinite curfew has been
imposed in Udgir - the Marathwada town some 60 kms from Latur,
after communal clashes between two communities broke out on
Saturday. Trouble
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Mumbai:
Curfew continues for the second consecutive day in Udgir - the Marathwada town some 60 kms from Latur,
where communal clashes broke out between the two communities on
Saturday.
Police said that the situation was
peaceful and totally under control.
"The situation today is peaceful and
under control. We have arrested some 55 people for yesterday's
violence", Superintendent of Police (SP) Prakash Gaikar said.
He said the situation would be
reviewed tomorrow morning before taking any decision for a
relaxation in the curfew.
Demands for relaxation in the curfew
were made in view of the ongoing SSC board exams.
The SP also said that an
investigation into the alleged flag hoisting atop the Shahi Qila
was on.
"We had received the complaint
regarding this. A probe is on to find out what had actually
happened", he said.
Eight people were injured in stone
pelting and beating allegedly by the activists belonging to VHP,
Shiv Sena and Bajrang Dal, who took out a procession condemning
the alleged flag hoisting at Shahi Qila.
It was alleged that the saffron flag
atop the fort was removed and was replaced with a green flag.
It is learnt however that no such
incident had taken place and the news that the green flag had been
hoisted on the Shahi Qila was a rumor.
Trouble began in the town in the
morning at around 09 a.m. when a
procession allegedly taken out by the VHP, Shiv Sena and Bajrang
Dal activists turned violent, local residents said.
The procession was taken out to
condemn an alleged move to hoist 'green flag' atop the Shahi Qila.
Eyewitnesses said that the
protesters allegedly belonging to the VHP, Shiv Sena and Bajrang
Dal who were part of the procession were shouting inflammatory
slogans.
When the procession reached the
areas dominated by the Muslim community, it started pelting stones
and damaging the properties. Gulzar Hotel, Welcome Juice Centre,
Royal Juice Centre and Shareef Tea Stall were selectively
targeted.
"At around 09 in the morning, we saw
a mob that was shouting slogans and forcing the shopkeepers to
down their shutters. Sensing the trouble, we also closed the
hotel. However, the mob barged and attacked us with lathis", said
Mujahid Hasmi, an injured.
He alleged that the police personnel
were mute spectators as the violent mob attacked him and the
others.
Besides Mujahid, five others of his
family members were also injured in the attack by the violent mob.
Communal situation in Maharashtra
has deteriorated in the last few months with violence taking place
in various parts of the state with regular interval.
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