Hyderabad: 6 held in Karmanghat communal violence

The city police on Sunday arrested six persons for allegedly attacking police officials during the communal violence between cow vigilant groups and cattle traders that occurred at Karmanghat last week.

The arrested persons are identified as Shiva Chandra Giri (35) a businessman of Gowlipura, Varpa Lalith Chowdhary (22), a businessman from Meerpet, Godavala Sruthik Reddy (19), a degree student and resident of Meerpet, Medi Ankith (20), a degree student and resident of Almasguda, P Raj Sweekruth Reddy (19) pursuing management course and resident of Balapur and T Ramakrishna Reddy, a private employee and resident of Saroornagar. The police also took a juvenile into custody.

The police said that the arrested people are members of cow vigilant groups who caused trouble at Karmanghat by gathering their associates and entered into an quarrel with cattle traders, they added. Rachakonda commissioner of police Mahesh Bhagwat said that the group attacked the police when the latter tried to disperse the gathering. "The group damaged the police vehicles and hurled stones on policemen resulting in injuries to a sub inspector of police," the CP said, adding that efforts are on to nab other people who have gone absconding.

The police registered cases against the cow vigilants under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.