Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- The United Muslim Forum (UMF) on Wednesday, February 25, raised alarm over the pattern of communal attacks targeting the minority community across Telangana, demanding that the state government take strict action against organisations that disturb religious harmony.

In a statement, UMF said Muslim traders in Banswada of Kamareddy district were targeted in a "planned manner" on February 20, with their shops and hotels destroyed. It alleged that communal elements continued violence even in the presence of police, and that instead of acting against the perpetrators, the police registered cases against the affected Muslims.

The organisation listed recent incidents such as the vandalising of a mosque in Jalalpur, Yadadr...