13 arrested over communal clash in Telangana’s Medak
- In Reports
- 09:39 PM, Jun 17, 2024
- Myind Staff
Thirteen individuals were detained following a clash between two communities in Medak town, Telangana, over the suspected transport of cows for slaughter prior to the Bakrid festival. The situation is now under control and remains calm, according to the police on Sunday.
Authorities imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC after clashes erupted in the town on Saturday night. Stones were thrown, and public property was damaged, prompting the police to use lathi-charges to disperse the rioters.
Some shops and business establishments were vandalised and a hospital was also attacked where some injured people were undergoing treatment, they said.
At least seven people from both communities were injured during the clashes, police reported. Additional personnel were deployed to bring the situation under control. Cases were filed related to the clashes, and 13 individuals from both communities have been arrested so far, with more arrests expected, according to a senior police official overseeing the law and order situation.
He said prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC (banning assembly of more than five people was promulgated to control the situation), was promulgated to prevent untoward incidents since last night.
A peace committee meeting was held, he said.
According to the police, the disturbance started when a group of cow vigilantes alleged that cattle were being transported to a Madrassa in Medak. Upon reaching the scene, the police found the cattle, including oxen, deemed "unfit" for slaughter, and later relocated them to an animal shelter.
Later, the police dispersed the members of the group from the spot.
Later, the group proceeded to the outskirts of Medak upon receiving information about the purported transportation of cows, resulting in a physical altercation with members of another community. Subsequently, the group staged a protest near a police station in Medak.
Reacting to the incident, BRS Working President K T Rama Rao in a post on ‘X’ said, “Telangana was peaceful sans any communal violence for the last 9.5 years with KCR Garu at the helm of affairs. And now in the Congress Government, neither is there any Law nor any Order. Truly shameful that even a peaceful town Medak which never had any communal activity in the past has now become a mess”.
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