Newsinc24 Team 
In Maharashtra, internet services were shut down and a four-day curfew was imposed on Saturday in Amravati city which witnessed fresh violence during a Bandh. According to police a mob hurled stones at shops during the shut-down allegedly organised by local BJP workers in protest against the rallies organized by Muslim organizations on Friday to condemn the recent violence in Tripura. The curfew, imposed earlier in the day, will remain in force for four days, said city Commissioner of Police Arti Singh.
On Saturday morning, hundreds of people, many of them holding flags in their hands and raising slogans, came out on streets in Rajkamal Chowk area of the city. The police reportedly lathi-charged the protesters to bring the situation under control. Police have so far arrested 20 people and detained four others by registering 20 FIRs under various charges, including rioting, in connection with Friday's incidents. Amravati district guardian minister Yashomati Thakur said some anti-social elements are trying to vitiate the atmosphere by throwing stones at shops."The state government will take necessary action. However, some people are using this for political gains," she said and appealed to people to not believe rumours.Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey appealed citizens to maintain peace and harmony.
Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis said it was wrong to organise rallies in the state for an incident that "never occurred" in Tripura and appealed to people to exercise restraint. "The Tripura government and local police have clarified that no religious place of a minority community was burned down. They have issued pictures of the same as well. I appeal to both the communities to observe restraint," the former chief minister told reporters in Mumbai. He also said that political parties in the state government should not give inflammatory statements.
