Mp: A curfew imposed in a town in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, following communal violence, continued for the third day on Sunday.
Some miscreants on Friday stoned a procession taken out on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in Jawad town.Violence then flared, with a mob setting fire to residential buildings, vehicles and the shops which left many people, including police personnel, injured.
“Women and children were exempted from the curfew between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday to let them buy things for their basic needs,” Indrajit Singh, a sub divisional officer of police, Jawad town, told.
He said a total of 45 people have been arrested till Sunday and heavy security deployment has been ensured. (IANS).
