<p class="title">A total of 13 people have been arrested in connection with the shootout incident late on Sunday night at Ullal near here, city police Commissioner P S Harsha said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Six people were arrested in connection with the firing, while seven others were held for assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The firearm used during the clashes has been recovered, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Commissioner said two groups of which one belonged to young political leader Suhail Khandak and their rival group in Ullal had clashed during the night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Suhail fired six rounds of which one bullet pierced the leg of Irshad (18).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Irshad was taken to a hospital in Deralakatte, while Suhail and car driver Basheer, who were injured in attack by local people, have been admitted to a hospital in Thokkottu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Preliminary investigation revealed that one Arshad, who was working with Suhail, had uploaded a WhatsApp status promoting the latter, which enraged Salman of Ullal, leader of the rival group in the same political party.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Salman questioned the WhatsApp campaign which triggered the incident, the Commissioner said. </p>
<p class="title">A total of 13 people have been arrested in connection with the shootout incident late on Sunday night at Ullal near here, city police Commissioner P S Harsha said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Six people were arrested in connection with the firing, while seven others were held for assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The firearm used during the clashes has been recovered, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Commissioner said two groups of which one belonged to young political leader Suhail Khandak and their rival group in Ullal had clashed during the night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Suhail fired six rounds of which one bullet pierced the leg of Irshad (18).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Irshad was taken to a hospital in Deralakatte, while Suhail and car driver Basheer, who were injured in attack by local people, have been admitted to a hospital in Thokkottu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Preliminary investigation revealed that one Arshad, who was working with Suhail, had uploaded a WhatsApp status promoting the latter, which enraged Salman of Ullal, leader of the rival group in the same political party.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Salman questioned the WhatsApp campaign which triggered the incident, the Commissioner said. </p>