Security across Madhya Pradesh was beefed up in the wake of a shutdown call reportedly given by groups opposed to caste-based reservations tomorrow, police said.
Officials said the call has been a social media-fuelled one and no organisation had come forward so far to claim responsibility for it.
The state had witnessed widespread violence during the 'Bharat bandh' on April 2 called by Dalit outfits protesting against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
It had led to the death of eight persons and had left scores injured, including 54 policemen.
Officials today said that they had been paying particular attention to messages being circulated on social media platforms.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bhopal, Dharmendra Dubey said that social media messages were being monitored and warned that those spreading hate messages would be booked under section 188 (disobedience to order promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code.
Ajatshatru, Divisional Commissioner of Bhopal said that prohibitory orders under section 144 had been clamped in the city for Tuesday but services including schools, government offices and banks would operate as usual.
He, however, said that no organisation had so far come forward to take responsibility for calling the bandh.
Sudhir Lad, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Chambal range said that curfew would be effective in Bhind from 9 pm today to 6 pm tomorrow to avoid any untoward incident.
Four people had died in Bhind in violence during the April 2 shutdown.
He informed that internet services had been blocked in the Chambal region in order to prevent rumour mongering.
Bhind Collector Illayaraja T added that six companies of the Rapid Action Force, a specialised riot control unit of the CRPF, and the state police's Special Armed Force had been deployed currently.
Section 144 had been imposed in Sagar district and curfew would be in place in Morena tomorrow, officials said.
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