UNREST IN INDIA.
ORDER BEING RESTORED. INFLUENCE OF TROOPS. By Telegraph.—Pre»s Asan —CopyrJght. Delhi, Sept. 1. It is understood that Moplahs assembled at Tirurangadi, the main centre of the disturbances, refused to negotiate with the authorities for surrender. Au official message states that a movable column has taken charge of Tirurangadi. A number of Moplahs have surrendered. No fighting has yet occurred. There is another movable column left at Malappuram to deal with the Ernad district. Other reports state that a mullah and 30 others have been arrested in connecwith with the disturbances.
Khan Bahauri Chekkuty, a retired inspector of police, lias been murdered at Arakkaym. The rebels stuck his head on a pole and carried it through the bazaar.
Over 300 Hindus at Melmuri and Anshom have been forcibly converted to Islamism.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1921, Page 5
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133UNREST IN INDIA. Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1921, Page 5
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