Stone-pelting in shehrkotda

The police had to lob 22 teargas shells to quell two rioting mobs at Ram Daya ni chali at Shehrkotda late on Saturday night. Though no casualties were reported, rioting cases were filed against more than 50 people.

According to FIR lodged with the Sherkotda police station, the fight began when the accused Ashok Hira, a resident of the chali had a heated argument with his neighbour, the complainant Salim, over keeping a door open at night. The quarrel intensified and by 10.30 pm mobs of both communities began pelting stones at each other.

Senior police officials, including additional commissioner of police (sector I) Shivanand Jha and deputy commissioner of police zone III M.D. Makadia rushed to the spot and had to fire 22 tear gas shells and resort to mild lathi charge to quell the mob.

Republished from Asianage