The police arrested 32 people for arson and rioting in the town. We have an adequate number of forces stationed in the city. Prasada Rao said extra forces have been brought into Vizianagaram town.All shops, including medical stores, restaurants and cinema theatres downed their shutters for the third consecutive day in the town. In the morning there were incidents of hurling stones on police.”Agitators were out in force in Kothapeta, Palliveedhi, Kota Junction, Dasannapeta, Kanyakaparameswari temple and other areas of Vizianagaram town on Sunday morning.Curfew was imposed in Vizianagaram town in coastal Andhra after violent attacks on the property of transport minister Botsa Satyanarayana, and shoot at sight orders were issued on Sunday.
The town remained tense on Sunday as the united Andhra protesters hit the streets in the morning despite the curfew and pelted stones at policemen and targeted the Satya Institute of Technology and Management (SITAM) College in Gajularega, run by a relative of Mr Satyanarayana.“There is no major violence in the town..The police had to fire rubber bullets in the air at Kothapeta, Gajularega and Palliveedhi and used smoke shells and resorted to caning to disperse the crowds. An additional 35 companies of paramilitary forces are on their way.Curfew was imposed in Vizianagaram town in coastal Andhra after violent attacks on the property of transport minister Botsa Satyanarayana, and shoot at sight orders were issued on Sunday.
