As many as 64 people have been arrested and were sent to jail on Tuesday for igniting violence and pelting stones on government officials and others on Monday evening in Sukurhuttu under Kanke Police Station of capital city.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kuldeep Dwivedi said that over 100 people were arrested on Monday, out of which over three dozens were released after being satisfied about their non-involvement in the incident which was about to push entire Sukurhuttu village in a fire of communal violence.
Meanwhile, over two dozens of government officials and police personnel, including Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Bhor Singh Yadav and Kanke Police Station In-charge Rajiv Ranjan and others were out of danger and most of them were relieved after they claimed to have been fine. However, Ranjan was under observation in Medica Hospital for Tuesday also, and was expected to be discharged on Wednesday.
At the same time, those injured in creating riot-like situation in area were also out of danger, said SSP Dwivedi. However, he said that the exact reason of eruption of riot-like situation would be unearthed once the situation returned back to routine in a day or two.
“The situation is very much under control and prohibitory orders under Section 144 remains imposed in the area since Monday night. Police personnel in adequate numbers have been camping there in three shifts, and Sukurhuttu is returning back to normalcy with no unwanted event on Tuesday,” said SDO Bhor Singh Yadav who had got his fingers hurt while he was trying to control stone-pelting.
Rural SP RK lakra said that there was no sign of any possible reaction or continuation of Monday’s event on Tuesday, as police personnel were alert and active in the area to maintain law and order.
The tension between two communities in Sukurhuttu on Monday evening which reached on the verge of uncontrollable riot is said to have erupted when a group of youngsters of one community passed inappropriate comments to some ladies going to a pond nearby. One of the relatives of a lady among them informed about the incident and soon the entire area turned into a battleground with both the communities attacking over each other with stones, lathis, rods and even swords. The situation came under control only after senior district administration and police officials rushed to the area.