Hyderabad:
An indefinite curfew was imposed today in the sensitive Madannapet and Saidabad areas of the walled city following incidents of stabbing and heavy stone-pelting.
Additional forces have been deployed there, a senior police official said. The Director General of Police also toured the affected areas.
Curfew has been clamped till further orders in the areas and the police has picked up two persons for questioning.
According to the police, trouble broke out around 7 AM today after locals reportedly found "meat" lying near a religious place in Kurumaguda that "provoked" members of a particular community.
Police then had to resort to lathicharge to disperse the mobs. "Miscreants also pelted stones at buses and set at least two vehicles on fire. Two incidents of stabbing have also been reported," the police official said.
"The situation is now under control. We have posted pickets and preventive measures are in place," he added.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy directed Director General of Police, Dinesh Reddy, and other senior officials to take stringent action against the miscreants responsible for Madannapet incidents.
The Chief Minister reviewed the situation by talking to the top officials, official sources said.
Over the last week there was trouble in neighbouring Sanga Reddy area of Medak district where disturbances began after a derogatory picture of a place of worship was posted on a social networking site.