Tension prevailed at Jangoan in Waragnal district of Telangana on Friday as agitators demanding a separate district turned violent.
An RTC bus and a police jeep were torched and ten other RTC buses along with six private vehicles were damaged, police said.
Joint Action Committee of Jangoan had given a call for bandh to press the demand of creation of the new district of Jangoan.
The agitators tried to attack MLA Muthireddy Yadagiri Reddy's house too.
As they staged a dharna at Chowrstha, traffic from Hyderabad came to a standstill.
Police detained several JAC leaders.
Demand for separate district in T'gana turns violent: RTC bus, police jeep torched
The agitators tried to attack the local MLA Muthireddy Yadagiri Reddy's house too
Image: Twitter/Uma Sudhir news Saturday, July 02, 2016 - 06:52
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