Riot Police Out In Jamshedpur After Clash Over Ram Navami Flag Desecration
NDTV
Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum, Vijaya Jadhav said some anti-social elements are trying to disturb peace
Riot control police is out and prohibitory orders have been imposed in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur after two groups clashed last night over the alleged desecration of a Ram Navami flag. #WATCH | Security forces conduct flag march in Jamshedpur's Kadma police station area following an incident of stone pelting and arson, in JharkhandSection 144 CrPc is enforced in the area and mobile internet is temporarily banned. pic.twitter.com/NhPnWtkQhR
The mobs threw stones at each other and set two shops and an auto-rickshaw on fire in Shastrinagar. Police had to fire teargas shells to disperse them.
The situation is under control now, city police chief Prabhat Kumar told news agency ANI. "Those who had gathered have been sent home. Force has been deployed in the entire area, a company of RAF (Rapid Action Force) has been deployed," he said.
Riot police conducted a flag march in the area this morning.
