Hyderabad, April 22: Construction work continued on Thursday on Waqf land of Shaikpet dargah where Muslim youth had protested on Wednesday demanding to halt the construction work. Incidents of police lathi-charge and stone pelting had occurred during the protest.
Police have deployed heavy contingent of police at Dargah Chaukhandi and surrounding areas and have deployed almost all police officers of West Zone.
In view of the protest police have deployed companies of CRPF, BSF and CISF besides special pacts of special police force.
Police had completely picketed the place and the surrounding areas at 3 am in the night and turned the Durgah Shaikpet area into police cantonment.
A local party MLA who was supervising the construction work faced the wrath of Muslim youth who gathered there to seek clarification. However police used force and the situation became tense. Incidents of police lathicharge and consequent stone pelting occurred. Acting upon this police arrested 7 persons including a woman while search for a leader is on.
Police arrested Syed Sajid Ahmed, Mohammad Azam Uddin, Mohammad Rasheed Ahmed, Mohammad Irfan, Shaikh Mohammad and Sheeraz Khan and registered serious cases against them while police is in search of Osman bin Mohammad alHajari.
Police also arrested women in this regard. This is the first instance that action is being taken against women.
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