21 arrested for ‘instigating the crowd’ after anti-encroachment drive in Miyapur
The HinduFollowing the anti-encroachment drive in Miyapur on Saturday, the police arrested 21 individuals involved in stone pelting that left a Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority revenue official severely injured along with minor injuries to some police personnel. Kuppadi Sangeetha, 33, Shaik Muneer, 32, Palthya Laxmi Bhai alias Seethakka, 45, Pathlavath Srinivas Naik, 29, Chimkodu Laxmi, 36, Paindla Lavanya, 29 years, Dogiri Gouramma, 35, Byagari Chandramma, 25 years, Pole Laxmi, 35, Kummari Ashok, 28, Rangula Gopala Krishna, 26, Mudavatha Balakoti, 24, Ramavath Gopal, 37, Rathod Sunil, 19, Mudavath Govind, 32, Amgoth Ramesh, 21, Patlavath Premkumar, 27, Lavidiya Mahesh, 21, Ambothu Swamy, 39 and Mudavatha Munya, 37 were arrested by the police on Sunday for instigating the crowd. Additionally, Cyberabad Commissioner of Police Avinash Mohanty imposed prohibitory orders banning the assembly of more than five people in Miyapur and Chandanagar for six days beginning from Sunday i.e., June 23. This comes a day after a mob of about 2,500 people attacked the police and HMDA officials who had come to vacate the 500-acre large land parcel.