Tension prevails in Birgaon locality of the capital city after religious harmony was disrupted as a clash between two groups over ‘Pathsanchalan’ of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday afternoon. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area.
Additional Superintendent of Police Rural Prafull Thakur, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Raipur Rural informed The Pioneer that now the situation has been brought under control as police force had been deployed in the area. Police had registered cases against both groups under relevant sections, however, no arrests have been made so far, police official said.
Dispute erupted in the region when the ‘Pathsanchalan’ was being undertaken and passing through Muslim community dominated area. A group, of the area raised objection over the ‘Pathsanchalan’ in their locality. Swayamsevaks got angry over the raised objection.
Following the objection, the dispute took alarming proportion leading to stone pelting from both the sides. Several persons from both the sides sustained injuries in the incident, police said.
After getting intimation, police finding the matter sensitive immediately rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The police took the injured to Medical College Hospital for medical examination and treatment, police said.