Practically 70 individuals, together with Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Abhay Singh, have been arrested in Jamshedpur on Monday in reference to the violence that erupted over rumours about desecration of a non secular flag on Sunday, police stated.
The violence in Shastri Nagar space erupted late on Sunday after two teams clashed with each other over alleged desecration of the non secular flag on Saturday night. They pelted stones at each other, broken automobiles and likewise set a dozen makeshift outlets ablaze, police stated.
Whereas prohibitory orders have been imposed within the affected space and remained in place until the time of submitting this report, web companies, which have been suspended round Sunday midnight, have been restored at 6.30pm on Monday.
“We now have arrested 68 individuals thus far in reference to the violence, together with BJP chief Abhay Singh. He’s a named accused within the case and has been despatched to judicial custody,” East Singhbhum senior superintendent of police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar stated.
The SSP additionally dominated out any desecration of a non secular flag. “Through the course of investigation, it was established that nothing objectionable was tied to the pole carrying the flag as alleged by some individuals,” he stated.
In the meantime, BJP leaders protested in opposition to Singh’s arrest outdoors Bistupur police station.