Tension gripped Sihora town in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district as members of two communities clashed, indulged in stone-pelting and damaged shops and vehicles in the area, forcing the police to fire several teargas shells to bring the situation under control, a senior official said on Friday.
The incident occurred in Azad Chowk area of the town on Thursday night, after which heavy police force was deployed there, he said.
Some videos of the clash also went viral on social media.
Eyewitnesses said that a temple of Goddess Durga and a mosque are located close to each other in Azad Chowk area. When ‘aarti’ was underway at the temple, members of both communities clashed over the damaged safety grill of the temple.
The altercation soon escalated into a violent confrontation. Both sides began pelting each other with stones. They also vandalised shops and vehicles parked on the road, they said.
The police initially used mild force, but when there were no signs of the clash to stop, th​Tension gripped Sihora town in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district as members of two communities clashed, indulged in stone-pelting and damaged shops and vehicles in the area, forcing the police to fire several teargas shells to bring the situation under control, a senior official said on Friday.
The incident occurred in Azad Chowk area of the town on Thursday night, after which heavy police force was deployed there, he said.
Some videos of the clash also went viral on social media.
Eyewitnesses said that a temple of Goddess Durga and a mosque are located close to each other in Azad Chowk area. When ‘aarti’ was underway at the temple, members of both communities clashed over the damaged safety grill of the temple.
The altercation soon escalated into a violent confrontation. Both sides began pelting each other with stones. They also vandalised shops and vehicles parked on the road, they said.
The police initially used mild force, but when there were no signs of the clash to stop, th ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
