Farhan Akhtar condemns Shillong violence
Mumbai, June 4: Filmmaker and actor Farhan Akhtar on Monday condemned the violence that has erupted in Shillong over a road skirmish a few days back and had refused to subside.
"Saddened to hear about violence in Shillong. Sincerely hope that whatever the issue is, it is resolved peacefully. Also hoping that my friends there and their families are safe and unhurt," Farhan, 44, tweeted.
Saddened to hear about violence in #Shillong. Sincerely hope that whatever the issue is, it is resolved peacefully. Also hoping that my friends there & their families are safe and unhurt.
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) June 4, 2018
Violence had erupted in the Meghalaya capital on May 31, after an altercation between a driver of the Khasi community employed with the Shillong Public Transport Service and some Punjabi women in Theme lew Mawlong, a Punjabi settlement there with around 350 households.
The violence has continued over the next few days even after the parties involved in the skirmish reached a compromise.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju has denied rumours of an attack on any Gurdwara or any Sikh institution.
Curfew was imposed in the violence-hit city, which was later relaxed for seven hours on Sunday.
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Bengaluru autorickshaw driver killed as metro rail viaduct falls on him
Bengaluru (PTI): An autorickshaw driver was killed and his passenger sustained serious injuries when a metro rail viaduct being transported on truck fell on the auto here in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said.
The deceased auto driver Kasim, a resident of Hegde Nagar, was receiving money from the passenger when the viaduct fell on them at Kogilu Cross, police added.
The truck driver fled the spot after the accident.
According to an eyewitness, the 18-wheel truck carrying the concrete viaduct was taking a turn when the viaduct slipped from it and fell on the autorickshaw, killing the driver instantly.
Seriously injured passenger of the autorickshaw is being treated in a hospital, the BMRCL source said.
