Two teams clashed and pelted stones over the set up of a non secular flag in Savli city of Vadodara district of Gujarat. A police officer mentioned on Monday that 36 individuals have been arrested.
The incident passed off on Saturday night time when a bunch of individuals tried to place up a non secular flag together with their flag on an electrical pole in Dhamiji ka Dera space, members of one other group, an official of Savli police station mentioned. objected.
The matter escalated a lot that each the communities began pelting stones at one another. No one was injured, however rioters broken a car and a store,” mentioned AR Mahida, sub-inspector of Savli police station.
Mahida mentioned a Cross First Information Report (FIR) was filed by each the teams late on Saturday night time following which 43 individuals have been booked below the Indian Penal Code for rioting, illegal meeting, endangering human life and many others.
A complete of 36 individuals from each the communities have been arrested to date, he mentioned.
Police safety has been beefed up within the communally delicate space and the scenario is below management, he mentioned.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
