Sec 144 in Jamshedpur, internet suspended after arson over religious flag desecration

Jamshedpur: Prohibitory orders underneath Part 144 of CrPC are in drive at Shastrinagar in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, after alleged desecration of a spiritual flag led to brick-batting and arson between two teams, officers mentioned.

Two outlets and an auto-rickshaw had been set ablaze by the warring teams and the police fired tear gasoline shells to disperse the mob on Sunday night, they mentioned.

“Prohibitory Orders underneath Part 144 of CrPC had been clamped within the space,” Sub-Divisional Officer (Dhalbhum), Piyush Sinha, mentioned.

Stress had been brewing within the space since Saturday evening when members of an area organisation discovered {that a} piece of meat was tagged to a Ram Navami flag, police mentioned.

The scenario turned violent on Sunday night when a store was gutted, resulting in brick-batting from each side.

A mob additionally set on hearth an autorickshaw, forcing the police to fireplace tear gasoline shells.

SSP Prabhat Kumar mentioned ample police drive has been deployed at Shastrinagar to keep up regulation and order.

“The scenario is underneath management and the warring teams have been dispersed… We’ve got additionally taken a couple of individuals into custody,” he mentioned.

East Singhbhum District Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav mentioned some anti-social parts try to disturb peace, and sought the cooperation of individuals to foil their plot. 

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