<p> Fifteen people, including six policemen, were injured when people belonging to two communities clashed in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area on Friday night. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The police have detained around 25 people, and heavy police force including CRPF men have been deployed in the area.<br /><br />Most of the people got injured in stone-throwing, and were taken to AIIMS Trauma centre. A case of rioting has been registered, the police said.<br /><br />The incident started when two juveniles belonging to Valmiki and Jatav communities sparred over a minor issue in Osla village. Following which adults also jumped into the fight and soon stones started to rain from both the sides.<br /><br />A police call was made few minutes after the clash had started and large numbers of policemen reached the spot to control the situation.<br /><br />The police had to use force in order to control the mob but the stone-throwing was so intense that some policemen got injured by it. Apart from that, several parked vehicles got damaged due to stone-throwing, the police said.<br /><br />Due to the, incident panic has spread in the area and people are avoiding coming out from their houses. Concerned about the safety of their near and dear ones, some people have even left their residence and have moved in to their relatives’ houses, said sources.<br /><br />Bricks and stones are being strewn around on the streets of Osla village, sources said.<br /><br />People from Jatav community are claiming that the Valmikis first started throwing bricks on them from the roofs of their multi-storey-houses and they only retaliated in defence. They also said that bullets were also being fired from the Valmiki community.<br /><br />The police have, however, registered a case under section 147 (punishment for rioting) and 148 (rioting, armed with heavy weapon) in the incident and investigation has been started.<br /><br />“We have detained 20-25 people and they are being questioned to know more about the incident,” said a senior police officer.<br /><br /></p>
<p> Fifteen people, including six policemen, were injured when people belonging to two communities clashed in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area on Friday night. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The police have detained around 25 people, and heavy police force including CRPF men have been deployed in the area.<br /><br />Most of the people got injured in stone-throwing, and were taken to AIIMS Trauma centre. A case of rioting has been registered, the police said.<br /><br />The incident started when two juveniles belonging to Valmiki and Jatav communities sparred over a minor issue in Osla village. Following which adults also jumped into the fight and soon stones started to rain from both the sides.<br /><br />A police call was made few minutes after the clash had started and large numbers of policemen reached the spot to control the situation.<br /><br />The police had to use force in order to control the mob but the stone-throwing was so intense that some policemen got injured by it. Apart from that, several parked vehicles got damaged due to stone-throwing, the police said.<br /><br />Due to the, incident panic has spread in the area and people are avoiding coming out from their houses. Concerned about the safety of their near and dear ones, some people have even left their residence and have moved in to their relatives’ houses, said sources.<br /><br />Bricks and stones are being strewn around on the streets of Osla village, sources said.<br /><br />People from Jatav community are claiming that the Valmikis first started throwing bricks on them from the roofs of their multi-storey-houses and they only retaliated in defence. They also said that bullets were also being fired from the Valmiki community.<br /><br />The police have, however, registered a case under section 147 (punishment for rioting) and 148 (rioting, armed with heavy weapon) in the incident and investigation has been started.<br /><br />“We have detained 20-25 people and they are being questioned to know more about the incident,” said a senior police officer.<br /><br /></p>
