A total of 52 persons, including 12 women, have been arrested till Friday by the city police in connection with the Thursday group clash between residents of Sarvodayapur and Sweeper Colony near Rajabagicha under the Badambadi police station here.
“All the arrested were forwarded to court, from where they were remanded to judicial custody,” informed local ACP Asim Mishra, adding that the police had arrested 27 of them on Thursday itself. He did not rule out more arrests.
Allegedly over subscription collections for the Durga Puja held last week, residents of both the localities were at loggerheads for over a month. They had even entered into a minor scuffle during the immersion festival on Sunday.
However on Friday morning, all hell broke loose when both the warring factions had a pitched battle after a verbal duel over an alleged incident of eve-teasing. Many residents, including some policemen, were injured in the clash when they hurled stones and glass bottles at each other.
“The situation in the locality now is under control after the mischief mongers were taken into custody,” the ACP said, adding that two platoons of armed police are currently deployed in the area. Meanwhile, the city peace committee members are now holding parleys with local heads for an amicable settlement of their differences.