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The concern successful Davangere, wherever 5 radical were injured successful stone-throwing pursuing a quality implicit a flex banner connected Wednesday night, returned to mean connected Thursday aft constabulary intervention.
A flex banner erected astatine Karl Marx Nagar connected Betur Road successful the metropolis was the crushed for the quality which further escalated aft 2 groups clashed implicit the contented starring to hostility and consequent stone-throwing.
The 5 injured were treated and person present been discharged from hospital.
Inspector-General of Police (Eastern Range) B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda and Superintendent of Police Uma Prashanth visited the spot to measure the situation.
And, further constabulary unit person been deployed arsenic a precautionary measure. The concern is nether power present arsenic per the constabulary authorities.
The clash is the result of a Muslim younker erecting a flex banner which said, “I Love Mohammad”, by the roadside and then, trying to erect a akin banner successful beforehand of a location inhabited by a Hindu family.
However, determination are conflicting reports astir erstwhile the existent clash took place.
According to a ailment filed by Mohammad Sadiq, the flex banner was installed 3 days agone and the scuffle occurred astatine 7.30 p.m. connected Wednesday.
But, according to a ailment by filed Ranganath, the scuffle took spot erstwhile the flex banner was being erected successful beforehand of his house.
His ailment refers to the engagement of implicit 50 Muslims successful the incident. The complainant has said that the radical threatened his uncle with dire consequences.
Yamanurappa, his girl Rekha and her brother-in-law Hanumantu were among those hospitalised with injuries. They person present been discharged from hospital.
On Thursday, the erstwhile Union Minister G.M. Siddeshwar visited the residence of Yamanurappa successful beforehand of whose location the clash took place.
Mr. Siddeshwar said that scores of radical barged into the location of a Hindu antheral and attacked him. He besides said that the constabulary failed to support instrumentality and bid and acted successful a partisan manner.
Speaking to presspersons, Ms. Prashanth said that the incidental was the effect of a clash betwixt 2 groups and consequently, 2 FIRs person been filed.
Police involution has resulted successful the concern being brought backmost to mean and the flex banner has been voluntarily removed, she said.
The Superintendent of Police said that the concern is nether power and further information measures person been taken to forestall immoderate untoward incident.
She further clarified that the events being organised arsenic portion of Dasara celebrations volition spell connected arsenic scheduled.
