Also, 200 others involved in the riots are likely to be arrested as police are watching the footage to identify those who indulged in the violence.
As the extensive manhunt for the killers of police constable in old city of Hyderabad over the last two days has failed to progress, in an extraordinary move, City Police commissioner A K Khan has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for any useful information about the assailants.
On hearing about the death of her husband U Ramesh in Hyderabad, constable Shanta Kumari collapsed in Punganur police station of Chittoor district, where she served as a police constable. Ramesh, a constable in Andhra Pradesh Special Police's 11th battalion based at Kadapa was in Hyderabad on a special duty after the recent outbreak of communal violence.
One person was killed and two others injured seriously when a Central Reserve Police Force personnel opened fire on a group of youths in Dharmasthala in coastal Karnataka on Friday.The incident took place while the youths were playing cricket at a local ground and the cricket ball hit one of the CRPF men. A heated argument broke out between the CRPF personnel and the youths. The locals reportedly pelted stones at the CRPF men, who retaliated by resorting to lathi charge.
Two persons were killed on Wednesday in Kishanbagh area of Old City after communal clashes broke out over alleged burning of a religious flag leading police to open fire to quell the mob.
Government employees in 13 districts of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday protesting the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
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