Hyderabad,
Nov 19: Unidentified people set afire six cars near the Andhra Pradesh
High Court early Monday, police said. The arson attack took place when
the situation in the old city was returning to normal after violent
incidents Friday.
Police said cars parked in the Ghansi
Bazar area near the high court premises were set ablaze by some youths
who came on motorcycles. Police have retrieved the footage of the
arsonists from closed circuit cameras installed in the area and were
trying to identify them.
The footage showed a youth
pouring petrol on a car and setting it afire before fleeing on a
motorcycle with his accomplice. The attack was recorded 3.20 a.m.
Police
suspect it to be an attempt to incite violence in the old city, which
witnessed a series of attacks and clashes in the past two weeks over a
temple abutting the historic Charminar monument. As many as 10 people
were injured and many vehicles were set afire during the violence near
Charminar Friday.
The communally-sensitive area was
simmering over alleged expansion of the temple abutting the Charminar in
violation of court orders.
Accusing the Congress
government of colluding with communal forces, its ally
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) last week withdrew support to it.
Chief
Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Monday reviewed the law and order
situation with Director General of Police Dinesh Reddy and other top
police officials.
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