PATNA: At least two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in a
group clash that broke out between people from two different communities over a petty dispute on throwing a cricket ball in Mirzapur locality under
Town police station area in Nawada Thursday evening.
Nawada SP Dhurat Saayli Savlaram said raids were going on to nab the other accused who created the law and order situation.
Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure.
The SP, along with DM Yash Pal Meena, had to rush to the spot with heavy reinforcement.
Nawada SDO Umesh Kumar
Bharti said youths and children of one community were playing cricket near Khuri river bank when a player hit the ball hard. The ball hit a youth from another community, who was taking a stroll on the riverbank. He picked up the ball and threw it. Probably he was trying to help, but the ball went in other direction. That irked one of those playing cricket, he said.
Bharti said an altercation followed and people from both sides gathered and started pelting stones.
An eyewitness, Ganga
Kushwaha, said the clash took place around 4.30pm and continued till at least 6pm. “The police reached when a huge crowd had gathered from both sides and the situation was about to escalate,” he said.
Kushwaha said police chased away the stone-pelters and the situation was brought under control.