A police team was stone-pelted at Old City area after detaining a suspect of Kanjar community late in the night on Saturday;
locals opposed and turned violent.
later, with the intervetion of senior officials, The agitators were pacified.
The incident took place at Itwara under Talaiya police station area where police personnel of Shahjehanabad police reached to detain a suspect in an investigation.
After the incident, panic was created in the areas and shops were closed by the shopkeepers.
At around 10.30 pm police personnel from Shahjehanabad police station reached Itwara and detained two persons of Kanjar community but while they started to return they were mobbed by women and men of the community who protested the detention and started stone pelting forcing the police personnel to save themselves.
Senior officials were informed and police forced was rushed to the spot and dispersed the mob.
After the intervention of senior police officers the locals were pacified.
SHO of Shahjehanabad police, Manish Mishra said that the opposition by the community members of the area led to the situation who were trying to save a suspect.
He said that in an undergoing investigation a suspect who lives in the area was required to be questioned and for that purpose police personnel have gone to the area but it was found that the suspect was not in the area.
While on their way, police personnel faced opposition of the locals.
In the incident no case has been registered and investigation of the case has been started, said police.
Police have denied using use of force and tear gas in the incident.