Curfew impiosed in Maharashtra’s Amaravati after violence
The Hindu
Successive days of bandh over attack in Tripura lead to violence in Amaravati.
Curfew was imposed in Amaravati town of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra after violence broke out on the second successive day with a mob going on a rampage destroying private and public property.
On Friday, Muslim organisations called for a bandh in several cities of Maharashtra protesting against the incidents in Tripura where Muslims were allegedly targeted. The bandh turned violent in Malegaon, Nanded and Amaravati cities as the mob threw stones and damaged private properties.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gave a call for an Amaravati bandh on Saturday in protest against the violence in the city. This bandh called by the BJP, however, turned violent with the mob started throwing stones and damaging cars which led to a lathicharge from the police authorities.