Day curfew lifted in Vizianagaram town

Viskahapatnam, Oct 14 : The authorities on Monday lifted the day curfew from Vizianagaram town.

The decision to relax curfew from 6 am to 10 pm was taken following improvement in the situation. The authorities might consider lifting the curfew totally if the situation remains normal for the next few days. However, the authorities said that the Section 144 would remain in force during the day time.

It may be mentioned that curfew was imposed in Vizianagaram town on October 5 following violent protest against the Centre’s decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out Telangana. Besides resorting to arson and looting at a few places, the protestors targeted the properties of PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana.

More than 300 people have been taken into custody for violence and the process to identify those involved in violence is still on. INN