MORE VIOLENCE IN INDIA
FIERCE RIOTING AT KARACHI COURTHOUSE WRECKED BY MOB OF TEN THOUSAND MANY INJURED IN ATTACKS ON TRAMS AND CARS DELHI. April 17. Fierce-rioting' occurred at Karachi during the trial of six Nationalists and Congress leaders who are charged with violation of the salt laws. A mob of-10,000, Ihe majority of whom were members of workers’ unions, and stoned the occupants, many being injured. Baton charges proved futile and the police opened lire, wounding nine rioters, one fatally. The crowds were not dispersed till British troops were called and restored order. A general strike of scavengers and dock workers has been proclaimed as a protest against the trial of the leaders. ’ ■ The situation in Calcutta is now under control and strong forces of armed mounted police are patrolling the streets in the Indian quarter. The police were stoned in Poona by a crowd of demonstrators against Ihe conviction of Nehru, the Congress president.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 38, 19 April 1930, Page 6
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