“The situation is tense but under control. The injured have been admitted to different hospitals,” he said.
City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma told reporters, “There was an incident of rioting between two groups and right now the situation is totally under control. We are ensuring that it does not have any other and further repercussions,” he said.
“We are ensuring that there is peace and tranquillity in the city. Patrolling vehicles are on the move to maintain law and order. We will ensure that no (such) further incidents take place,” he said.
Earlier, Andhra Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) V S K Kaumudi, who inspected the area, told PTI that large number of security forces have been deployed, including three companies of rapid action force, two companies of Andhra Pradesh Special Police, in addition to city police personnel, in the troubled areas.
State Governor E S L Narasimhan reviewed the law and order situation at a meeting with senior police officials.
Some of the trouble-makers were taken into custody and police pickets were set up and certain areas barricaded.
Police personnel were seen patrolling in the lanes and bylanes of the troubled areas.
