Silchar, Sep 8 : A disagreement between two groups over the construction of a building on a mosque land led to a free-for-all at Nilambazar town in Karimganj last night, forcing police to fire in the air and send patrol teams to pre-empt further clashes.
Though there were no reports of unrest this morning, personnel from the Assam armed police and 15 India Reserve Battalion continued to patrol National Highway 44, which cuts through the town on the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Karimganj deputy commissioner Bhupendra Sharma said trouble began when two groups began attacking each other with sharp weapons following a quarrel over construction of a building on a plot adjoining the central mosque in the town.
The clash soon spilled into a nearby market, with a group vandalising a number of shops.
At least eight shops were damaged in the three-hour rampage.
A police team rushed to the market and fired three rounds in the air to disperse the mob.
A group, however, began chasing the policemen, injuring two of them.
The injured policemen were rushed to Silchar Medical College Hospital and Nilambazar Hospital.
Sharma, accompanied by additional superintendent of police Hemanta Kumar Das reached the spot soon after.
The deputy commissioner said he would call a peace meeting with important citizens and religious leaders in the evening.
He said the police had been asked to file a report, on the basis of which an FIR would be lodged.
Arrests would subsequently be made as a precautionary measure.
Though there were no reports of unrest this morning, personnel from the Assam armed police and 15 India Reserve Battalion continued to patrol National Highway 44, which cuts through the town on the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Karimganj deputy commissioner Bhupendra Sharma said trouble began when two groups began attacking each other with sharp weapons following a quarrel over construction of a building on a plot adjoining the central mosque in the town.
The clash soon spilled into a nearby market, with a group vandalising a number of shops.
At least eight shops were damaged in the three-hour rampage.
A police team rushed to the market and fired three rounds in the air to disperse the mob.
A group, however, began chasing the policemen, injuring two of them.
The injured policemen were rushed to Silchar Medical College Hospital and Nilambazar Hospital.
Sharma, accompanied by additional superintendent of police Hemanta Kumar Das reached the spot soon after.
The deputy commissioner said he would call a peace meeting with important citizens and religious leaders in the evening.
He said the police had been asked to file a report, on the basis of which an FIR would be lodged.
Arrests would subsequently be made as a precautionary measure.
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