Police enforce Section 30 as Shivaji statue relocation triggers tension in Hindupur

Tension prevailed astatine Hindupur successful Sri Sathya Sai territory connected Thursday aft a conception of residents lodged a ailment astatine I-Town constabulary station, alleging that provocative slogans were raised during the relocation of a statue of Maratha king Shivaji.

Following the abrupt development, the constabulary imposed Section 30 of the Police Act successful the town, informing of stringent enactment against violations, amid heightened vigilance to forestall immoderate untoward incidents.

The promulgation of the Police Act restricts nationalist gatherings, rallies, and processions without anterior permission. Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Satish Kumar ordered the deployment of 200 constabulary unit successful Hindupur to de-escalate hostility and for information reasons astatine each arterial junctions.

Additional SP Ankit Surana rushed to Hindupur and convened a gathering with elders of some communities, urging them to support youngsters nether power and counsel them against impulsive actions that could disturb nationalist order. She said that constabulary would amusement zero tolerance towards attempts to inflame communal sentiments, peculiarly done societal media.

Meanwhile, Deputy SP (Hindupur) K.V. Mahesh inspected respective arterial junctions successful Hindupur and interacted with the assemblage leaders. He cautioned that posting oregon circulating contented that incites spiritual hatred oregon spreads misinformation online would pull strict ineligible action, irrespective of intent.