As many as 23 persons, including four policemen, were injured in a stone-throwing incident that occurred in Karaya village near Uppinangady on Friday night when groups belonging to two different communities were involved in a fight, even as participants of the Virat Hindu Hrudaya Sangam in Puttur were returning home.
Also, 25 persons were arrested on the charge of carrying stones in a vehicle. Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the village.
According to the police, the groups claimed that stones were thrown at a few persons returning from the Vishwa Hindu Parishat’s public function in Puttur and that the groups returning from the event retaliated. Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S.D. said that he and his colleagues rushed to the spot and held discussions with the agitated groups.
23, including four policemen, injured
