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An egg-throwing prank during a birthday celebration in RT Nagar on July 19 snowballed into chaos after rumours falsely claimed a violent clash between rowdy gangs.
Around 10 to 15 high school students began throwing eggs at each other while cutting a birthday cake on 18th Cross Road in RT Nagar 1st Block. The situation triggered a fight on the road.
Rumour-mongers, however, spread word that a gang fight had broken out, with armed rowdies attacking each other in full view.
Taking the claims seriously, senior officers from the RT Nagar police station visited the scene and opened a criminal case. Investigations confirmed that all those involved were schoolboys, no weapons were used, and no rowdies were present.
The police said that legal action would be taken against those involved in the fight.