Communal riot à సంగారెడ్డి Sangareddy (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ Andhra Pradesh) – 29 mars 2012

Communal clashes in AP town, curfew imposed

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Friday, March 30, 2012

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. Read more…