Clashes broke out between two communities in the Silchar town of Assam’s Cachar district on Tuesday evening. The incident took place in the Janigunj area of Silchar. According to police 11 civilians and eight police officials were injured in large scale stone pelting. However, there were no casualties in the incident.
Confirming that the clashes were of “communal nature,” a senior district police official told The Hindu that “tension spread in the area around 6.30 pm on Tuesday over the relationship of a couple from different communities.”
“We have arrested nine persons and seized six motorcycles and one car. Three autorickshaws were burnt during the incident,” he said. According to police so far there was no information of any house being attacked. However, a resident of the area said that miscreants threw stones at her house and shattered window panes.
According to locals there was “some tension” in the area over the hearing of a case at a local court filed by the father of the girl concerned against the youth from another community. However, “verdict of the case was postponed. Soon after some miscreants resorted to vandalism in the area,” locals said.
Even as district police officials claimed that the situation was “under control” locals said that the area was “still tense.” Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in the area since Tuesday evening.
