Uneasy calm prevails in riot-hit Hyderabad

An uneasy calm prevailed in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad Wednesday as curfew continued in 25 police station areas.

The indefinite curfew, imposed in 17 police station limits of the old city Monday night, continued without any relaxation while police top brass have issued shoot-at-sight orders to policemen.

Police and paramilitary forces are keeping a tight vigil in all curfew-bound areas and strictly enforcing the restrictions to avert any untoward incident.

Police Commissioner A.K. Khan said any decision on relaxing the curfew would be taken after a review of the situation later in the day.

According to police sources 190  persons  have been arrested  and 86  criminals  were  filed  against them.

The toll in the violence rose to two when a youth was stabbed to death in Karwan area. The communal clashes, which broke out Saturday following a dispute over religious flags, have also left over 150 people injured.

As Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, the biggest bus station in the city, has also come under curfew, state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) shifted the bus operations to other areas.