Allahabad rewitnesses peace, 3 hr curfew relaxation tomorrow

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Allahabad, Sep 2 (UNI) Even as situation is reportedly limping back to normal in the holy city, the district administration has decided to relax curfew tomorrow in all the five police stations of the city.

On August 31, an unruly mob had resorted to stone pelting after rumour gripped Kaladanda area that some pages of a holy book were being set ablaze.

Thousands of people took to streets, following which curfew was imposed in Kareli, Atarsuia, Shahganj, Khuldabad, Kotwali and Rajroop police outposts under the Dhoomanganj police station area.

Addressing newspersons tonight, district magistrate Ashish Kumar Goel said as the normalcy was returning fast, it has been decided to relax curfew tomorrow in all the five areas. If peace continues, curfew would be lifted.

''The curfew will be relaxed from 0900 hrs to 1200 hrs in Kotwali, Khuldabad, Shahganj, Atarsuiya and Rajroopur police outposts under Dhoomanganj police station, while it will be relaxed from 1300 hrs to 1500 hrs in Kareli area. The night curfew in all police stations will continue.'' the DM informed.

He said no untoward incident was reported during curfew relaxation today. The schools and colleges, however, will remain closed tomorrow too.

Thousands of people had took to streets following which curfew had been imposed in Kareli, Atarsuia, Shahganj, Khuldabad, Kotwali and Rajroop police outpost of the Dhoomanganj police station.

Several police personnel, including two sub-inspectors, were grievously wounded in the protest, in which two police vehicles were also torched.

The mob had gheraoed the Kareli police station and raised slogans. Three youth were injured after police opened fire and lobbed tear gas shells.

So far, 14 people had been arrested in this connection.

This is the secons time, when curfew has been clamped in the Sangam city. In 1992, curfew was imposed in the city at the time of demolition of disputed structure in Ayodhya.

UNI

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