Tension prevailed at Ragimuddanahalli in Mandya taluk on Thursday midnight, when about 15 people belonging to one group allegedly attacked members of another group over a trivial issue, prompting the Police Department to deploy additional personnel in the village.
The group clash, according to the police, erupted after a member of one group went to answer nature’s call near the house of a villager. Immediately, some miscreants went berserk and attacked other members of that group in the village.
Property damage
The miscreants allegedly damaged a few vehicles, including a tractor, according to the police.
The situation has been brought under control.
“We are on the lookout for others involved in the incident,” Superintendent of Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase told presspersons. A case has been registered and a probe ordered into the incident. In all, eight persons were injured and they have been admitted to a hospital in Mandya.
