Shoot at sight in Hyderabad

Shoot at sight orders have been issued in Old City and indefinite curfew was extended to eight more places on Tuesday as clashes spread to more areas. Fresh clashes broke out at Musheerabad, Nallagutta, Ramgopalpet, Begum Bazar, Kavadiguda, Rasoolpura, Malakpet and Kavadiguda in the wake of a religious procession.

One person suffered bullet injury on Tuesday after police opened fire on a mob resorting to violence at Karwan. A huge mob ransacked two shops at Begum Bazar chathri, and set one shop on fire. Police fired at least 16 rounds including teargas shells and rubber bullets to disperse the mob. Six persons reportedly sustained injuries after being hit by bullets.

Eight persons, including a couple sustained injuries in sporadic incidents of stone pelting at Mangalhat and Puranapul. Most of the injured have been admitted in the Osmania General Hospital. In the wake of the continuing clashes, indefinite curfew has been imposed in Afzalgunz, Begumbazaar, Shahinathgunz, Tappachaputra, Asifnagar, Mangalhat, Kulsumpura and Habibnagar.

The city commissioner, Mr A.K. Khan, said that police has been asked to take the maximum possible action against unruly mobs. “That includes opening fire at mobs resorting to violence and attacks,” he asserted.
In all, two persons have died in the clashes in the Old City so far, even as new bouts of violence left 112 people injured.

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