Jamshedpur police are patrolling the violence-hit area of Shastri Nagar in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Monday over 50 miscreants were arrested after brick-batting and arson took place between two groups over alleged desecration of a religious flag at Shastrinagar in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur the previous evening. Following the violence, the authorities imposed Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of CrPC in the locality and mobile internet is also temporarily suspended.
"Over 50 miscreants arrested till now. The police force and surveillance teams with drones deployed. Action will be taken against those found involved in this": Prabhat Kumar, SSP, East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur), told news agency ANI.
The Jamshedpur police were seen patrolling the violence-hit area of Shastri Nagar.
Warring groups set two shops and an auto-rickshaw ablaze and the police fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob, news agency PTI reported officials as saying.
An adequate police force has been deployed in Shastrinagar under the Kadma police station to maintain law and order. “Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of CrPC were clamped in the area,” said Sub-Divisional Officer (Dhalbhum), Piyush Sinha, as quoted by PTI.
As per the police, tension was brewing in the area since Saturday night when members of a local organisation found that a piece of meat was tagged with a Ram Navami flag Several outfits protested demanding the police arrest the culprits within 24 hours.
On Sunday evening, the situation turned violent when a shop was gutted leading to brick-batting from both sides. A mob also set an autorickshaw on fire, forcing the police to fire tear gas shells.
As per PTI's report, DIG (Kolhan) Ajay Linda informed that shops were also set ablaze by local miscreants.
The Deputy Commissioner assured that stringent action will be initiated against those who indulged in anti-social activities to disturb communal harmony.