Bantwala, Jan 27: Vittla police have arrested ten persons on charges of involving in group clash and illegal transportation of cattle and obstructing the police from discharging their duties and produced them before the court on Saturday.

The arrested have been identified as Bajrang Dal leader Jaya Kottari (33) of Radukatte, Dhananjay (30) of Balugodu, Yathish Shetty (26) of Kapu Kodi, Abdul Azeez, Abdul Majid, Ashraf, Umar Farooq, Ismail, Ansar and Iqbal of Kadambu.

Cases were filed against Jaya Kothari earlier in Vittal police station and now, he was booked on obstructing the police from discharging their duties.

About Incident

On January 25, there was a clash between two groups on transporting cattle at Kadambu near Vittla. At this time, members of both the teams obstructed the police who rushed to the spot, from discharging their duties, sources said.

Three separate cases were filed in the Vittal police station related to this case. Under the direction of SP Lakshmi Prasad, Bantwala ASP Sydul Adavat, Inspector Nagaraj, Bantwala SIs Yallappa, Harish and staff Manjunath, Rakshith, Pratap, Ashok, Hemaraj and Halesh participated in the operation.

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Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.

“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.

“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.

Further investigation is underway.