Evening star., 1946-09-02
New Riots Kill
so in Bombay;
Curfew Is SET
Seven Take Ooths
In New Government
At New Delhi
ey the Associated Press

bOMbAY, Sept. Z. - RlOLS
spread to new areas of Bombay
today with at least 60 dead by
early afternoon in fighting be-
tween Hindus and Moslems.
Sporadic assaults continued. Po-
lice fired when crowds stoned their
reinforcements moving into trou-
bled areas. A 24-hour curfew was
imposed for two days and at least
500 arrests were made. Fresh
Ghurka and Sikh troops went on
patrol. OF the 200 or so injured.
20 were in critical condition.
An official announcement said
that approximately 500 persons had
been rounded up before noon and
declared the drive was continuing
and would be intensified during
the day."
Except for a few stray cases of
stabbing since morning and little
tension in one or two areas, the sit
uation in the city is nearing nor
NAL" the announcement added.
Many in Serious Condition.
Many of those injured in the
rioting, which apparently was
spanked by bitter Moslem- Hindu
differences intensified by the Indian
political situation, were reported in
serious condition in hospitals.
While many persons, stranded by
. curfew suspending public trans
portation, slept on the floors OF rail-
ctnf "A rtn
threat of a recently announced gov
ernment edict that the costs of COM
munal disorders would be assessed
against the taxpayers of the COM
munity found responsible for start
ing the disturbance The city Is
still under state of emergency.
The outbursts which broke out on
the eve of today's inauguration of
the first all-Indian government
headed by the Congress party presi-
dent. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, CO.
incided with the first appearance of
black flags, which the Moslem
League ordered Moslems to fly today
in protest against the predomi-
nantly Hindu government in which
the league refused to participate.
Four Dead in Quetta.
Earlier disorders broke out in
Quetta, Baluchistan, $50 miles
northwest of Bombay, in which
four persons were killed as mobs
burned and looted local stores. 1t
had not been determined what
touched of the Quetta f1areup.
During the Bombay riots, angry
mobs formed almost simultaneously
in 20 or more places while hawkers
swarmed through the city, selling
black-flag buttons. Resentment was
intense when the vendors appeared
In the Hindu sections.
During the height of the disorders
shops we're damaged, streetcars
burned and a Hindu temple in
vaded. Rioters battered in the
heads OF injured who lay bleeding
in the streets.
In Calcutta more than 10000
troops and 5000 police were alerted
against the possibility of new COM
munal disorders.
Nehru Expresses Regret.
Despite the assurance of H. S.
Shrawardy Bengals Moslem pre-
mier. that there was no cause for
apprehension" Calcutta maintained
its rigid ban on assemblies of five
or more persons and en- carrying
arms.
Nehru, who will be foreign minis
ter and probably premier in the new
popular government, expressed re-
gret at New Delhi that the league
has for the moment chosen a diff
terent path"
Mohandas K. Gandhi. Congress
party spiritual leader, also speaking
at New Delhi, told prayer meeting
that he did not want people TO I'M
sgine that India is going to be free
on September O." The new govern
ment's leaders, he said, would wear
"cr0Uns of fhorpSn