Six hurt in stone-pelting between two groups over bike collision in Dewas's Barotha; about 12 detained

Stone-pelting broke out between two groups on Tuesday afternoon in Sansi Mohalla of Barotha, about 20 km from the Dewas district headquarters. The two sides had first exchanged words, after which stones were thrown from both sides. The incident caused panic in the area. Residents who had nothing to do with the dispute protected themselves by rushing inside their homes. One side is reported to be from the Hindu community and the other from the Muslim community.

On receiving information about the stone-pelting, a Barotha police team reached the spot and brought the situation under control. About half a dozen people from both sides were injured. Some of them were sent to the district hospital. According to doctors, no one is in serious condition.

Police have detained about a dozen people from both sides and are questioning them at the police station.

It is reported that the bikes of the two sides had collided on Monday evening, damaging one of them. On Tuesday, an argument over getting the damaged bike repaired escalated into stone-pelting.

Savita Jatav, the station house officer (TI) of Barotha police station, said five to six people from both sides had sustained injuries and none was in serious condition. She said complaints had been received from both sides and action was being taken on them.