Delhi: Twenty five people have been arrested so far in connection with the clashes that took place at Bhainsa town in Telangana’s Nirmal district. District authorities on said that the situation was peaceful and under control now.
Clashes broke out in the town over a petty issue about some people riding motorcycles without silencers late on Sunday night leading to arguments between members of two communities over the noise, followed by assault, stone-pelting and arson which continued beyond midnight.
Even though prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code banning assembly of more than five people, was imposed in the town, some members of both sides again clashed by indulging in stone-pelting which police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse them.
“The situation is pe
aceful and totally under control…we are supervising the situation.
Police registered cases and during the course of investigation examined CCTV footages and arrested 25 people from both the communities.
Apart from deployment of large number of police personnel drawn from adjoining districts, RAF personnel were also deployed since night, the official said. Internet services remained suspended in the town.
The fight turned violent with members of the two communities setting on fire over 20 vehicles including two- wheelers and a car, besides ransacking houses.