<p>Over 50 people have been arrested in connection with violence following the alleged desecration of a religious flag at Shastrinagar in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC are also in force in the area, where brick-batting and arson had taken place between two groups on Sunday evening, they said.</p>.<p>“Over 50 people, including state BJP leader Abhay Singh, have been arrested and further investigation is underway,” SSP Prabhat Kumar said.</p>.<p>Police also conducted a flag march in the area in the morning, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/section-144-clamped-in-jamshedpur-mobile-internet-suspended-after-clash-over-desecration-of-religious-flag-1208154.html" target="_blank">Section 144 clamped in Jamshedpur, mobile internet suspended after clash over ‘desecration’ of religious flag</a></strong></p>.<p>Adequate police force has been deployed at Shastrinagar to maintain law and order, the SSP said.</p>.<p>Locals also complained of disruption of internet services, but there was no official word on it.</p>.<p>Two shops and an auto-rickshaw were set ablaze by the warring groups and the police fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>Tension had been brewing in the area since Saturday night when members of a local organisation found that a piece of meat was tagged to a Ram Navami flag, police said.</p>.<p>The situation turned violent on Sunday evening when a shop was gutted, leading to brick-batting from both sides.</p>.<p>East Singhbhum District Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav had Sunday said some anti-social elements were trying to disturb peace, and sought the cooperation of people to foil their plot.</p>
<p>Over 50 people have been arrested in connection with violence following the alleged desecration of a religious flag at Shastrinagar in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC are also in force in the area, where brick-batting and arson had taken place between two groups on Sunday evening, they said.</p>.<p>“Over 50 people, including state BJP leader Abhay Singh, have been arrested and further investigation is underway,” SSP Prabhat Kumar said.</p>.<p>Police also conducted a flag march in the area in the morning, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/section-144-clamped-in-jamshedpur-mobile-internet-suspended-after-clash-over-desecration-of-religious-flag-1208154.html" target="_blank">Section 144 clamped in Jamshedpur, mobile internet suspended after clash over ‘desecration’ of religious flag</a></strong></p>.<p>Adequate police force has been deployed at Shastrinagar to maintain law and order, the SSP said.</p>.<p>Locals also complained of disruption of internet services, but there was no official word on it.</p>.<p>Two shops and an auto-rickshaw were set ablaze by the warring groups and the police fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>Tension had been brewing in the area since Saturday night when members of a local organisation found that a piece of meat was tagged to a Ram Navami flag, police said.</p>.<p>The situation turned violent on Sunday evening when a shop was gutted, leading to brick-batting from both sides.</p>.<p>East Singhbhum District Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav had Sunday said some anti-social elements were trying to disturb peace, and sought the cooperation of people to foil their plot.</p>