Groups clash during Dasara procession in Bantwal; three youth stabbed by rivals
Bantwal: In a fight between two groups amid the festival celebrations being held in Melkar on Thursday night, three young men from Bolangadi, Devadas, Sandeep and Shankar, were stabbed by members of the rival group.
The other members of the group that was participating in the Sharadotsava in Panemangalore have filed a complaint with the Bantwal Town Police, accusing the group led by Shodhan of Bolangadi, Yatish of Kalladka and Chethan, Prasanna, Pradeep and Prakash of Melkar of fighting with them and also stabbing the injured trio.
The rivals are learned to have been a part of a larger group of youngsters who used to participate in the Dasara processions by stepping in as 'tiger dancers' till a few years ago, but had split into two separate groups, following a clash among the members. On Wednesday too, the Sharada idol immersion procession witnessed a clash between the groups.
On Thursday night, however, the fight intensified, with the members of one group attacking their rivals, who were clearing the Dasara banners at Melkar Junction. The group is learned to have escaped from the spot after stabbing their rivals. The injured youth are being treated at a private hospital in Mangaluru.
The officers of the Bantwal Town Police Station visited the Melkar Junction where the clash occurred, for investigation of the incident.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
