Curfew continues in Khamgaon; no fresh violence
Press Trust of India
Mumbai, December 6

Curfew in trouble-torn Khamgaon town in Buldana district of
Maharashtra continued for the fourth day on Saturday even as the
situation was normal and under control, police said.

"No fresh incident of violence was reported from anywhere during the
last three days and the situation is normal and under control,"
Khamgaon police said.

However, unlike last two days, the curfew was not relaxed in morning
hours today, police said, adding it would continue till further orders
as a precautionary measure. Yesterday, curfew was relaxed for six
hours from 8 am to enable people to buy essential things.

Curfew was clamped on Tuesday in Khamgaon, a major cotton trading
centre of west Vidarbha, after a youth was injured after being hit by
an autorickshaw. The accident led to an heated argument between the
injured and the autorickshaw driver and soon supporters of both sides
got engaged in a clash, police said.

The mob resorted to stone pelting in which nine cops were injured.
Police then cane-charged and opened fire in air to quell the clashing
mob. Security in sensitive areas is still stepped up, police added.