Mandsaur, Dewas and Dhar remain tense, extra police force rushed in
Districts of Dewas, Ujjain, Sihore, Khargaon, Ratlam and Neemach remain tense after violence spread following Tuesday's police firing incident on protesting farmers which left five of them dead.
After violence and arson in at least half a dozen districts in Madhya Pradesh, no fresh incident has been reported in the troubled districts. Markanday Deuskar, Inspector General of Police, Law and Order told India Today that only one incident has been reported since 4 pm yesterday.
"In Ujjain stone pelting by some locals on a farmer union procession took place today morning, but largely the situation is under control," he said.
Districts of Dewas, Ujjain, Sihore, Khargaon, Ratlam and Neemach remain tense after violence spread following Tuesday's police firing incident on protesting farmers which left five of them dead. Curfew continues in Mandsaur town and Piplamandi where shops and markets have remained shut for the third day today.
Administration has suspended internet services in Mandsaur, Ratlam, Neemach, Ujjain and Dhar districts after reports of messages inciting mob violence circulating on the social media. Mandsaur, Dewas and Dhar district are most tense and sensitive and senior officials from Bhopal have been rushed to these districts.
IG Deuskar told India Today that 9 companies of central para military forces have been deployed to assist the state police in troubled districts. "Three more companies of State Armed Police Force have been dispatched apart from 6 companies already sent. So far, 18 people have been arrested in Mandsaur on charges of arson and violence, process of filing specific cases against them is still on," said the IGP.
Top police officials held several rounds of meetings at Police Headquarters in Bhopal and briefed DGP RK Shukla on the situation unfolding in the troubled districts. IGP also claimed that all highways have been cleared and that there were no blockages when reports last came in.
More than a dozen cops were injured on Wednesday as thousands of angry farmers went berserk and torched whatever came their way. Dozens of warehouses, shops and vehicles in Piplamandi of Mandsaur, which remains tense after Tuesday's firing incident, were torched.
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