More violence in Walled City

Tension continued to grip Walled City areas after an incident of stone-pelting tookplace outside the Kalupur police station on Sunday evening. Violence broke out after a local MLA visited the area. Stray incidents of stabbing and stone-pelting were reported early on Sunday from parts of the Walled City.

Dariapur police station area, where an indefinite curfew has been clamped, was trouble-free. The curfew wa relaxed for two hours in tile evening for women and children. Senior police officers said that they would review the situation on Monday for more relaxation of curfew.

Sarangpura resident Meghaji Vavria was stabbed by a group of people on Sunday, following which Gomtipur police registered a case of attempt to murder. However, no arrests were made. A scuffle between people from two communities in Shahpur ended in stone-pelting, but timely intervention of the. police prevented the trouble from escalating. Shops remained open Kalupur area, while Dariapur and adjoining areas, Prem Darwaza and Madhupura remained peaceful.

Deputy Commissioner (Zone. IV), PB Gondiya said, "In Dariapur, curfew was relaxed in the after. noon. We noticed that people wanted the situation to become normal again."

Meanwhile, family members ol Abid Khan, who died in police-fir. ing on Saturday at Dabgarwad in Dariapur area, lodged a complaint against police with the Dariapur police station. Interestingly, police have yet not identified the organisation and persons behind distributing inflammatory handbills even on Sunday. Persistent rumours of more violence are still doing rounds of the old city.

The VUP and Baj rang Dal also convened a joint public meeting in Behrampura on Sunday where they condemned attacks on majority community. "We also condemn the role of police in the last two days’ violence and want immediate arrests of all accused," said Jaideep Patel, VHP State leader.

Meanwhile, police is anticipating more trouble as Mohammed Yousuf, who was injured in Tuesday’s violence in Vatva, died at VS on Sunday.

Republished from The Asian Age