A forcible attempt to capture 8 katha of land at Berma village under Ramgarh police station on Thursday saw an ugly turn of the situation. Sources said police intervened and saved the situation from taking any more worse turn said sources.
One Kalim Ansari and five or six of his men tried to capture 8 katha of land . Ansaris began to build a brick room there. It was resisted by Bihari Bhuiyan and equal number of his caste men. Sources said Ansari had no paper/ document to claim his right there on this 8 katha of land.
On the other hand BIhari Bhuiyan had papers for his claim.
Sources said it was Ansari group that started aggression first by assaulting BIhari Bhuiyan, his wife and four others. Hindus and Muslims of Berma blamed Kalim Ansari for his intrusion into this 8 katha of land said sources.
All the injured Bhuiyans have been admitted in the sadar hospital Daltonganj.
DSP Heeralal Ravi said police have lodged the case against Kalim Ansari and 5 other named accused under sections of IPC and SC / ST prevention of atrocities act too. Kalim Ansari too has given his complaint to police which too has been entertained said DSP.
Police are investigating the matter. Sources said there was a fair chance of this fight escalating into a kind of caste riot but police nipped it well in time.
Kalim Ansari has been detained and as per his complaint he is also getting medical attention in the sadar hospital Daltonganj.