Hyderabad woke up to communal protests on Tuesday morning and still the protests are continuing in the Old city. Tension still prevails in Hyderabad, hence police have placed traffic restrictions. Furthermore, the shops and establishments are asked to shut down by 8.00 PM.
Tension started in the city after BJP MLA Raja Singh made derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad. He was arrested after people of that community protested and demanded the arrest of the MLA. However, he was released later.
In view of the ongoing protests and tension in the Old city, the police made few restrictions to safeguard the law and order in the state.
According to Telangana Today, the traffic restrictions in Hyderabad are:
Puranapul, M.J.Bridge, Nayapul, Shivaji Bridge, Chaderghat Bridge, Chaderghat Causeway and Moosarambagh Bridge.
Hundred-feet road, Jiyaguda, Ramsingpura, Attapur, Aramgarh, Mailardevpally, Chandrayangutta.
Rangamahal, Chaderghat, Nimboliadda, Tourist Junction, Barkathpura, Fever Hospital, Vidyanagar, Tarnaka, Vidyanagar, Tarnaka, Ramanthapur.
Chandrayangutta, Aramgarh, Attapur, Mehdipatnam, Masab Tank, Lakdi-ka-pul, Uppal.
For Ganesh idols moving from Mangalhat or Goshamahal areas towards old city and other districts:
Hundred feet road, Jiyaguda, Ramsingpura, Attapur, Aramgarh, Mailardevpally, Chandrayangutta.
Traffic towards Uppal, Dilsukhnagar and LB Nagar will proceed through Afzalgunj, CBS, Rangmahal, Chaderghat, Nimboliadda, Barkathpura, Fever Hospital, Vidyanagar, Tanaka, Habsiguda, Uppal, LB Nagar.
However, platoons of rapid action force are deployed at sensitive areas in the old city.
The City Police have asked the shops and establishments in the Old city to shut down by 8,00 PM for next few days. The restrictions will be there from Wednesday. Moreover, shop keepers in the south Zone were formally informed to shut down their shops by 8,00 PM. However, the police personnel started closing the shops from 7PM.
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