The state of affairs turned violent on Sunday night when a store was gutted, resulting in brick-batting from either side
Jamshedpur: Prohibitory orders below Part 144 of CrPC are in drive at Shastrinagar in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, after alleged desecration of a non secular flag led to brick-batting and arson between two teams, officers stated.
Two retailers and an auto-rickshaw have been set ablaze by the warring teams and the police fired tear gasoline shells to disperse the mob on Sunday night, they stated.
Prohibitory Orders below Part 144 of CrPC have been clamped within the space, Sub-Divisional Officer (Dhalbhum), Piyush Sinha, stated.
Stress had been brewing within the space since Saturday evening when members of a neighborhood organisation discovered {that a} piece of meat was tagged to a Ram Navami flag, police stated.
The state of affairs turned violent on Sunday night when a store was gutted, resulting in brick-batting from either side.
A mob additionally set on hearth an autorickshaw, forcing the police to fireplace tear gasoline shells.
SSP Prabhat Kumar stated satisfactory police drive has been deployed at Shastrinagar to take care of regulation and order.
The state of affairs is below management and the warring teams have been dispersed We now have additionally taken a couple of individuals into custody, he stated.
East Singhbhum District Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav stated some anti-social components try to disturb peace, and sought the cooperation of individuals to foil their plot.
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