Amravati: The curfew in Amravati Maharashtra City was expanded on Sunday to include four more cities in the district after local BJP leaders protested during bandh, police said.
Meanwhile, a total of 50 people were arrested by the police in connection with the back-toback incident from stingy stones that took place in the city of Amravati on Friday and Saturday.
On Sunday, the situation in Amravati remained peaceful because of eight battalions of the State Reserve police force and the additional number of police personnel were deployed in the city, said the Yashomati Thakur District Guard Minister said.
On Saturday, curved curves in the city of Amravati for four days and internet services were closed after a horde threw stones in the shops during the bandh which was allegedly organized by local BJP workers in protest against demonstrations held by Muslim organizations the day before, the police have said.
The clock is now expanded to include the cities of Morshi, Warud, Achalpur and Anjangaon Surji from the Amravati district.