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Ranchi, Apr 11 (PTI) Eight persons have been arrested in connection with violence that broke out during Ram Navami festival in Jharkhand"s Lohardaga leaving one dead and 12 injured, an official said on Monday.
Internet services have been suspended in Lohardaga town and prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC clamped on the entire district.
Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) Arbind Kumar Lal told PTI, “Eight persons have so far been arrested in this connection.
They are being interrogated and will be send to jail soon.” According to district officials, clashes erupted between members of two communities near Hirhi village around 5.30 pm on Sunday after a group of miscreants pelted a Ram Navami procession with stones.
Ten bikes and a pick-up van were set on fire during the violence, officials said.
It took district officials and the police at least an hour to bring the situation under control.