Normalcy returns following clash in Steel city

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A night after the clash broke out between the groups of people of two communities in Jugsalai allegedly after stone pelting on Saraswati idol immersion procession normalcy prevailed on Saturday with shops and market remaining open and people returning to their routine work amid the presence of heavy security. Earlier, on Friday evening law and order situation went out of control for a brief when group of people retaliated with stones after the procession was targeted with the stones by unidentified people livid over vulgar songs allegedly played by the procession volunteers in Gwalapara area under Jugsalai police station limits. 

The situation was speedily escalating into a major law and problem with few residential houses in the surrounding receiving stones and the strength of the groups increasing with every passing minute. However, security forces that rushed to control the situation resorted to lathi charge to disperse the mob following which the situation improved around midnight.

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