Hyderabad: Around 2,000 pro-Telangana agitators were on Tuesday taken into custody after they indulged in violent protests on the first day of the two-day bandh called in the region on the statehood issue, police said.
The shutdown has been called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which comprises political parties and people's organisations, to demand introduction of Telangana Bill in the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
However, the situation in the 10 Telangana districts and the Andhra Pradesh capital was by and large peaceful, they claimed.
With a view to prevent disturbance and maintain law and order, 1,978 persons were taken into custody, police said. Some private educational institutions, hotels, shops,business establishments and petrol pumps remained closed in
the city.
In Hyderabad, stone pelting pro-Telangana students clashed with police on the Osmania University campus. The in-charge Vice-Chancellor of the university D N Reddy appealed for restraint and calm.
Police used teargas shells to disperse the students throwing stones on Osmania University Police Station, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Zone) Y Gangadhar told PTI.
At least 120 pro-Telangana activists, including members of the ABVP and Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) Convener M Kodandaram, were arrested when they took out rallies in support of the bandh, he said.
Students of the Nizam College in Basheerbagh area also threw stones on policemen. Sixteen protesters were taken into custody, another police officer said.
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