Overview
- Kadapa authorities imposed prohibitory orders following Saturday's stone-pelting over whether to name the Almaspet junction after Tipu Sultan or Lord Hanuman.
- The violence left several people injured, including Circle Inspector Narasimha Raju, who suffered a serious head injury.
- Police used a lathi charge to disperse the crowds and deployed additional forces, and patrols now guard key spots in the town.
- Investigators said they registered cases, identified several suspects, and took some youths into preventive custody, with arrests described as likely though none had been made.
- Officials warned that false social media posts had inflamed tensions and opened talks with a peace committee, as local party leaders urged calm in a dispute that has resurfaced on and off for about 12 years.