Tension in Old City following caning of stone pelters
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: Tension prevailed in different parts of the Old City into the early of Thursday, after a mob pelted stones on a police team at Shahalibanda, triggering a spontaneous lathi-charge, including in the adjoining localities. Meanwhile, South Zone DCP P. Sai Chaitanya rushed to Shaalibanda, alerted the company heads of paramilitary forces, including Rapid Action Force, CRPF and City Armed Reserve Force who were deployed at Charminar. On coming to know of the tension, AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi and party floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi called up senior police officials and demanded the immediate release of all those who were detained. City police commissioner C.V. Anand and senior officers reached Charminar around 2.30 am and urged zonal in-charge officials to stay alert, sources said.