JOIN USAs many as 14 people, including three women, were injured in a clash between two communities at Ulaibettu on the outskirts of Mangaluru on Friday night. Two auto rickshaws and four two-wheelers were also damaged in the incident.
To facilitate the concreting work of Parari-Ulaibettu-Permanki road, the movement of heavy vehicles on the road was prohibited. However, there was a difference of opinion among authorities with regard to allowing vehicles on the road again, the police said.
It is said that some youth wearing ‘dattamale’ from Permanki removed the sand meant for concreting the road at Ulaibettu and travelled by a bus on the road. This enraged the some youth belonging to another community and they allegedly threw stones at the bus, the police added.
A group attacked Yashodhar, a resident of Achebail in Ulaibettu, who was on his way to Ulaibettu junction. As he and his friends headed to the police station to lodge a complaint, the group again assaulted them using sharp blades, some locals alleged. Three women, who were in an autorickshaw, were also assaulted, the locals said.
The police said a few hours after the assault, some miscreants threw stones at Badriya Juma Masjid in Vamanjoor creating tension in Ulaibettu.
Two youth from the community were also attacked, the police added.
Pro-Hindu organisations staged a protest in Vamanjoor on Saturday. The police have beefed up security to prevent any untoward incident. City Police Commissioner R Hithendra told Deccan Herald that 23 persons have been arrested in connection with the incident and the situation is now under control.