Five persons were arrested on Saturday after a violent conflict emerged between the two groups in Bargain area under Bariatu police station following attack on a marriage party by a particular group of people by stones, bamboo sticks and swords leaving at least nine persons injured, including women and children on Friday.
Police said that the situation was completely under control and steps had been taken to check rumours to spread further in this regard.
Incidentally, bridegroom Sandeep Kumar is the cousin of Pratap Kumar, who was arrested on May 31 for sharing a Facebook post which was objected by a particular community.
“Situation is completely under control now and adequate forces have been deployed in the area. On the basis of the FIR lodged by those who got injured last night, we have arrested five persons,” said City SP Aman Kumar. Another FIR was also lodged by the local Councillor Husna Ara from the other side, he added.
It has been alleged in the FIR that she was attacked by a group of more than 200 persons who tried to break the window panes of her home and also misbehaved with her.
Referring to the incident which took place on Friday, the SP further added that a wedding party was passing through the mosque in the area during ‘azaan’ (Muslim call to prayer) which also tried to fire crackers before it, which was opposed by the people resulting into a dispute between the two parties leading to rampage by the two sides.
The crowd also attacked on bride groom Sandeep Kumarand gutted a motorcycle into fire along with damaging three other vehicles also during the incident.
Sandeep alleged that they were surrounded by the crowd of around 250 persons, equipped with bamboo sticks and swords, as soon as they came out of their vehicles to offer ‘puja’ at the Panchdeo Mandir located in the area itself.
Seven persons, including Shanti Devi, Sangeeta, Sheela, Mukesh, Dheeren, Saumya, Geeta, Ritesh and Deepak got injured in the incident and were later admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).
“They appeared to be already prepared and surrounded and started assaulting us. When we started running away, they chased us to beat up. Some people tried to escape on their vehicles but the crowd pelted stones on them leaving several people injured,” said an injured lady requesting anonymity.
Meanwhile, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has announced to organise a march from Jaipal Singh Stadium till RSS Office in Niwaranpur against Friday’s incident which took place in Bargain. They also alleged the police of being partial towards the other community which will not be tolerated at any cost. The VHP members also got enraged after Sadar SDO Bhor Singh Yadav and City SP Aman Kumar reached the site of a scheduled press conference of VHP.