Where is the hustle bustle of Hyderabad?
Hyderabad, traditionally a city that never sleeps, has never looked so barren and empty. Think of the Old City and what comes to mind are quaint little streets crammed with hundreds of shops. Against the background of the majestic Charminar, one can almost hear the echoes of pavement dwellers calling out to enthusiastic shoppers and passers-by. In sharp contrast to the hustle bustle of everyday life is the uneasy calm that has gripped the city after riots broke out on Monday, killing one person and injuring 80 others. The roads are empty and the markets quiet amidst the shadow of paramilitary forces. Not quiet the Hyderabad one is familiar with…
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Hyderabad, traditionally a city that never sleeps, has never looked so barren and empty.
Think of the Old City and what comes to mind are quaint little streets crammed with hundreds of shops. Against the background of the majestic Charminar, one can almost hear the echoes of pavement dwellers calling out to enthusiastic shoppers and passers-by.
In sharp contrast to the hustle bustle of everyday life is the uneasy calm that has gripped the city after riots broke out on Monday, killing two people and injuring 150 others.
The roads are empty and the markets quiet amidst the shadow of paramilitary forces. Not quite the Hyderabad one is familiar with… -
Here's what started it all and led to the uneasy calm.
Violence spread through the Old City with crowds pelting stones at each other near the tourist landmark of the Charminar mosque.
With the situation going out of control following the stabbing of one person at Moghulpura, the police had no other option but to impose the night curfew.(AP photo) -
"We have intensified patrolling in lanes and by-lanes in curfew-affected areas where communal clashes took place during the last three days," Hyderabad City Police Commissioner A K Khan said. He said though the situation was tense, it was totally under control with the deployment of a large number of security forces including RAF and CRPF.(AP photo)
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One person was stabbed to death on Monday and another hurt in the Shalibanda area. Another person was injured when a vehicle was attacked at Khilwat Chowrasta. About 130 persons, suspected to be involved in the communal clashes, have been taken into custody so far, police added.(AP photo)
