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Groups clash in Uthapuram

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Trouble erupts over painting of wall adjacent to temple

MADURAI: Two groups belonging to different castes clashed at Uthapuram village in Madurai district, hurling stones and country bombs at each other. Trouble erupted when the members of one group painted the wall adjacent to the Muthalamman Temple despite objections from the other group. Police resorted to a mild lathi charge and opened three rounds of teargas shells to disperse the mob.

The situation is now under control, said Inspector-General of Police (South Zone) Sanjeev Kumar. Adequate police strength, led by the Deputy-Inspector General of Police S.S. Krishnamoorthy, had been deployed at the village, he told The Hindu.

Superintendent of Police M. Manohar said that they were on the lookout for some suspects behind the incident. Security had been strengthened and combing operation was on, he added. The village had been witness to animosity between these two groups over the construction of a wall preventing the entry of Dalits. A portion of the wall was later demolished on the initiative of the State government.

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