Stone pelting in Gudimalkapur after row over suspected cattle transport

Violence broke out in Gudimalkapur after two groups clashed over suspected cattle transportation, injuring several people, including a policeman. Stone pelting and vandalism disrupted traffic near PVNR Expressway, prompting police intervention and a probe into the incident.

Hyderabad: Several persons suffered injuries and vehicles were damaged during stone pelting by two groups at Gudimalkapur following a row over suspected transportation of cattle.

Trouble erupted at Royal Sea Hotel, Tappachabutra, around 11 pm on Saturday, when a gau raksha group spotted a truck loaded with plywood sheets and suspecting cattle was being transported, started raising slogans and allegedly attacked the truck driver, Shaik Rasool of Maharashtra.

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The police then reached the spot and directed the truck towards Shamshabad. On reaching PVNR Expressway pillar number 63, a few alleged cow vigilantes waylaid the truck, climbed on the vehicle and started throwing the plywood sheets on the roads.

Noticing this, people belonging to other communities gathered on the spot and started raising slogans. Soon, both groups started pelting stones at each other, leading to injuries to a few people. A policeman was also injured in the stone pelting. At this point in time, the police swung into action and resorted to a lathi-charge.

On learning about the incident, AIMIM Nampally MLA, Majid Hussain, along with followers, reached the PVNR Expressway Pillar Number 63 and boarded it. He then brought the vehicle to the DCP (Golconda) office and staged a protest demanding action against persons who attacked the truck driver and stone pelters.

Senior officials rushed to the spot and beefed up security in the area. Following the skirmish, traffic flow on the busy Mehdipatnam to Attapur road was affected for some time.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Golconda), G Chandra Mohan, said the situation was peaceful in the area and efforts are on to identify the people who created trouble. “Cases are being registered against the persons involved in the vandalism,” he said.