BHAGALPUR: The
Bhagalpur administration on Saturday ordered snapping of the
internet services in the district so as to prevent rumour mongering after
communal clashes marred normal life in Muslim-dominated Nathnagar locality.
The trouble began when a ‘Vikram Samvat’ procession, taken out on Saturday afternoon to spread awareness about the historical Hindu calendar system, made a brief halt near Medni Chowk.
This was opposed by a section of locals. Heated exchange of words soon gave way to clashes. The situation worsened as some miscreants torched a two-wheeler and vandalized shops in the area.
Police had to fire several rounds to quell the rampaging mob.
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