No exodus: DGP

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Several top cops, led by director-general of police V. Dinesh Reddy, along with the police commissioners of Hyderabad and Cyberabad, held a press conference.

They said there was no exodus of Assamese from the state and clarified that only a few of them have left.

“We appeal to the Assamese people not to panic,” Mr Reddy said, adding that the city police is known for tackling any kind of situation and that the city is renowned for its communal harmony.

He said there should be no room for “rumours or apprehensions”, adding that people who feel threatened, can approach a nearby police station. Armed platoons have been posted at vulnerable spots.
The DGP said that there has been a huge exodus of Northeast natives from Karnataka and AP police was providing armed escort to the trains passing through the state.

When asked about action against those who started the rumours, the DGP said the rumours did not originate in the state.

As for people fleeing the state, he said the number was not alarming, it was in just three digits. There had been just a couple of calls to the help-lines since Thursday. Mr Reddy went on to clarify that the attack at Raidurg was not related to ethnic violence.

When told that a huge number of Assamese had left on Thursday on the Falaknuma Express, Mr Reddy retorted that trains do leave in jam-packed conditions and it didn’t have much to do with panicked people fleeing the city.