At least thirteen people were injured when two groups of Muslim community clashed over a dispute to pray Namaz first and to sacrifice goat first on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha under Harla police station at Bokaro on Friday morning.
The injured were rushed to Sadar Hospital where, as per the hospital sources, the conditions of eight are stated to be serious. "People who got minor injuries were released after providing first aid", added the sources.
According to the police, dispute among the two groups of Muslim community spilled on the road which resulted in many people getting injured.
DSP Headquarter, CCR, JAP Commandant, DSP Bokaro Ajay Kumar along with other senior officials is camping there. "The situation is now peaceful and under control; additional police forces were deployed", said Ajay DSP Bokaro.
"At about 8.45 am the clash erupted between Shia and Sunni groups of people in Ramdih Mosque soon after the Namaz was over and Imams' started hugging to each other", said an eyewitness.
After the prayer of Namaz, people were engaged in hugging and exchanging best wishes to each-other, suddenly few people of a group came out with sharp weapons and attacked on the other group, said Ali another eyewitness. "The weapons were hided earlier in the nearby bushes", he added.
The injured were identified as Md. Ali Akather, Sawhaz Ansari, Annulaah Ansari, Mustak Ansari, Raheem Ansari, Idrish Ansari, Barkat Ansari, Iazmamul Haq, Anumal Haq, Kamrul Hassan, Rabul Ansari, Rajababu Ansari and Nayiem Ansari.
The Imam (of Nayatola group) said, "Fearing untoward incident on the eve of Bakrid we had given a written complaint at local police station on Thursdaymorning".
“later a meeting headed by local police was organised at night and issue was solved after common decision”, added Imam.
“But unfortunately, few miscreants created ugly scene in the morning and many people were injured”, added Imam.