Hyderabad: Hyderabad continues to be tense with prohibitory orders under Section 144 in place and curfew imposed in 17 police stations in and around the city on Monday evening after one person was stabbed to death.
At least 30 people were also injured in group clashes and sporadic incidents of arson on Monday in the Shalibanda area.
The state government imposed curfew in the old city area of Hyderabad from 1900 hrs IST after fresh incidents of violence erupted in Moghalpura, Shalibanda, Charminar, Aliabad and Lal Darwaja localities. DGP RR Girish Kumar said that curfew will be in force in 17 police station limits of the south zone area of the city.
There have been no fresh instances of violence on Tuesday. Additional paramilitary forces were called in to help the state police restore order and 86 people have been so far taken into preventive custody.
Andhra Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy, who has been monitoring the situation, told reporters that stern action would be taken against trouble-makers.
"The Centre is also monitoring the situation. We are getting additional forces from other states. Those indulging in incidents of violence would be dealt with sternly. We are hopeful that normalcy would return soon," she said.
The Home Ministry has rushed 1,800 paramilitary personnel to the Andhra Pradesh capital. About 400 Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel have already reached Hyderabad while 400 more RAF personnel are being airlifted from Ahmedabad and Coimbatore.
"We are also sending 700 additional CRPF and 300 CISF personnel to Hyderabad to assist local police in handling the situation arising out of the violence," a Home Ministry official said in Delhi.
(With inputs from CNN-IBN and PTI)
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