Film sparks violence

By Our Staff Correspondent

BHOPAL, JUNE 19. Protesting against the screening of the newly- released film ``Gadar - A Love Story'' dating back to the Partition days of 1947, an agitated mob went on rampage here today hurling petrol bombs and setting several two-wheelers parked at a city cinema hall on fire. The mob attacked the policemen on duty injuring some of them.

It is learnt that an office-bearer of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) had yesterday given a memorandum to the district authorities objecting to some scenes demanding that screening of the film be stopped immediately. In an earlier show, certain remarks by a section of the audience had sparked tension inside the cinema hall but the situation was brought under control after police intervention.

Today's incident was sparked soon after the 2 p.m. show had begun when a huge mob from a minority community descended at Lily Talkies in the Jehangirabad area and went on the rampage hurling stones and burning vehicles parked inside the talkies.

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