One killed, 8 injured in battle between two groups in Maharashtra; 26 people detained

By PTI

AKOLA: One particular person was killed and eight others, along with two policemen, had been injured after a battle broke out between members of two communities in Maharashtra’s Akola metropolis over a social media put up, officers talked about on Sunday.

The police have detained 26 people in reference to the incident which happened at spherical 11.30 pm on Saturday throughout the delicate Old City house, they talked about.

District Magistrate Neema Arora ordered the imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which prohibits unlawful assembly of people, in 4 police station areas throughout the metropolis to maintain laws and order.

The violence happened after a spiritual put up that went viral on a social media platform, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sandip Ghuge talked about. Members of the two groups pelted stones at each other.

Some vehicles had been moreover damaged throughout the incident, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Monika Raut talked about.

“One person was killed and eight others were injured. Those injured included two policemen who were hurt when the rioters pelted stones,” Ghuge talked about.

Police used tear gasoline to disperse the rioters and the state of affairs was now beneath administration, Raut talked about. The police have registered two cases and detained 26 people in reference to the incident, SP Ghuge talked about.

According to native administration, state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who might be the guardian minister of Akola district, was monitoring the state of affairs and appealed to people to maintain peace.

Heavy security was deployed throughout the metropolis following the incident, ASP Raut talked about. One thousand personnel of the State Reserve Police from Amravati have been deployed in Akola metropolis, she talked about. The police appealed to residents to not panic and to not take into account in any rumour.

AKOLA: One particular person was killed and eight others, along with two policemen, had been injured after a battle broke out between members of two communities in Maharashtra’s Akola metropolis over a social media put up, officers talked about on Sunday.

The police have detained 26 people in reference to the incident which happened at spherical 11.30 pm on Saturday throughout the delicate Old City house, they talked about.

District Magistrate Neema Arora ordered the imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which prohibits unlawful assembly of people, in 4 police station areas throughout the metropolis to maintain laws and order.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The violence happened after a spiritual put up that went viral on a social media platform, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sandip Ghuge talked about. Members of the two groups pelted stones at each other.

Some vehicles had been moreover damaged throughout the incident, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Monika Raut talked about.

“One person was killed and eight others were injured. Those injured included two policemen who were hurt when the rioters pelted stones,” Ghuge talked about.

Police used tear gasoline to disperse the rioters and the state of affairs was now beneath administration, Raut talked about. The police have registered two cases and detained 26 people in reference to the incident, SP Ghuge talked about.

According to native administration, state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who might be the guardian minister of Akola district, was monitoring the state of affairs and appealed to people to maintain peace.

Heavy security was deployed throughout the metropolis following the incident, ASP Raut talked about. One thousand personnel of the State Reserve Police from Amravati have been deployed in Akola metropolis, she talked about. The police appealed to residents to not panic and to not take into account in any rumour.