Demand for separate district in T'gana turns violent: RTC bus, police jeep torched

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.