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Curfew continues in Navi Mumbai
Published on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 15:25, Updated on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 21:28 in India section
Tags: Riots, Navi Mumbai , Mumbai
Mumbai: No fresh incidents of violence were reported from Koparkhairane area as curfew continued in parts of the Navi Mumbai.
Navi Mumbai is still tense after three days of violence sparked off by an eve teasing incident on Holi.
But Agari villagers and Mathadi workers (proters) have reached a compromise after meeting with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil.
"Any minister found involved in provocating the mob in Navi Mumbai will be severely dealt with, irrespective of which party he may belong to," Patil says.
Patil assured the transfer of senior police inspector Shamsher Khan Pathan who ordered the firing on the villagers.
He also said that the Revenue Commissioner would inquire into the police firing.
According to senior Navi Mumbai police officials, no incident of congregation of mob or damage to public and private property was reported either in Koparkhairane or any other locality of Navi Mumbai in past 24 hours, particularly after the government stepped in and held discussions with representatives of the groups, who have been involved in clashes for past four days.
Extra forces have been deployed in Navi Mumbai after three people were killed and more than 50 injured during the last three days.
On Saturday, Patil held discussions with representatives of villagers and Mathadi workers, who were at loggerheads. The two groups are reported to have assured the government that they will ask members of their communities to stop all violent activities.
The state government is likely to convene another round of meeting to sort out problems amongst the two communities.
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