Shoot-at-sight orders in Ranchi

Ranchi, July 26: Shoot-at-sight orders were issued and curfew extended to fresh areas in Ranchi on Friday even as anti-domicile groups called yet another bandh, the fourth in eight days, throwing normal life out of gear.
Police control room sources said shoot-at-sight orders were issued in the curfew-bound areas of Doranda, Hatia, Jagannathpur, Sukhdevnagar and Argora where large-scale violence marred the July 24 bandh by the pro-domicile groups.

Curfew was extended Friday morning to Sukhdevnagar and Argora areas. It was imposed in Doranda, Hatia and Jagannathpur areas on Thursday.

No reports of violence were reported from anywhere, control room sources here said.
The city wore a deserted look, with no vehicles plying and shops remaining closed.

While educational institutions were closed, the government offices registered thin attendance.

The anti-domicile group - Jharkhand Yuva Chatra Sangharsh Samiti - which called the bandh, its second after the July 18 call, claimed that it had the support of the Jharkhand Upekshit Manch, Jharkhand Chatra Sangharsh Morcha and 36 other anti-domicile organisations. DGP control room sources said arrests began since Thursday even as the anti-domicile groups took out a torch light procession in support of their bandh.

Twelve more companies of para-military forces have been pressed into service as a precautionary measure, the police said adding that the Rapid Action Force, Jharkhand Armed Police and CRPF were also deployed at sensitive points. Bureau Report