Mumbai violence: Situation normal, over 20 people held

Mumbai, Sunday, Aug 12, 2012:  Over 20 people have been arrested in connection with the violence near Azad Maidan here in which two youths were killed and at least 55 injured, police said today.

The situation is normal today and heavy police deployment has been put in place, they said. “The situation has been normal since yesterday evening. We have deployed a heavy police force in the vicinity of Azad Maidan,” a senior police officer said.

Over 20 people allegedly involved in the Saturday’s violence have been arrested and various sections of IPC, including that of molestation and theft, have been slapped on them, the police said.

During the violence, the mob had snatched two self- loading rifles and a pistol from women police personnel, they added. Two persons were killed and at least 55 people, including 45 policemen, injured in the mayhem that erupted after a protest rally turned violent, with the mob damaging buses, hurling stones and setting vehicles afire.