Shoot-at-sight in Dhule, curfew on for third day
Shoot-at-sight orders were issued in north Maharashtra’s Dhule town as the situation remained tense here with curfew being imposed for third day on Tuesday.
By PTI |
DHULE: Shoot-at-sight orders were issued in north Maharashtra���s Dhule town as the situation remained tense here with curfew being imposed for third day on Tuesday.
The incidents of stone pelting and arson were also reported, police said. Three persons were arrested in connection with the recovery of lethal weapons including swords, acid and petrol bombs from a house in Magalai locality during
combing operation.
A Scorpio van carrying arms was also seized in Devpur lane number seven. Three houses were set afire in Sakri tehsil of the district and a mob damaged the motorcycle of a police constable at Avdhane village, they said.
Civil surgeon of Dhule civil hospital, T K Khot, said among 149 people injured, 15 were undergoing treatment, two of whom were critical.
The curfew, which continued for third day, paralysed normal life in the town while badly affecting all commercial establishments including transportation system.
Dhule���s Gajanan colony, the worst affected in the riots, wore a deserted look with members of both communities being shifted to a local Urdu school and nearby areas.
Some voluntary organisations and social workers, who took initiatives in vacating them, are also providing them with food.
Deputy chief minister R R Patil had visited the areas on Monday and announced financial aid to the kin of the deceased and the injured.
The incidents of stone pelting and arson were also reported, police said. Three persons were arrested in connection with the recovery of lethal weapons including swords, acid and petrol bombs from a house in Magalai locality during
combing operation.
A Scorpio van carrying arms was also seized in Devpur lane number seven. Three houses were set afire in Sakri tehsil of the district and a mob damaged the motorcycle of a police constable at Avdhane village, they said.
Civil surgeon of Dhule civil hospital, T K Khot, said among 149 people injured, 15 were undergoing treatment, two of whom were critical.
The curfew, which continued for third day, paralysed normal life in the town while badly affecting all commercial establishments including transportation system.
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Trouble started here on Sunday when some persons allegedly tore banners of Hindu Rakshan Samiti appealing to people to attend a public meeting in Dhule���s Ram Mandir Chowk.Dhule���s Gajanan colony, the worst affected in the riots, wore a deserted look with members of both communities being shifted to a local Urdu school and nearby areas.
Some voluntary organisations and social workers, who took initiatives in vacating them, are also providing them with food.
Deputy chief minister R R Patil had visited the areas on Monday and announced financial aid to the kin of the deceased and the injured.
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Dhule has witnessed communal riots for the first time in 1993, when the town was affected by violence in the wake of Babri Masjid demolition.Download
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