Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 22

The Kapurthala police on Wednesday booked 20 persons for creating a ruckus in the Char Batti Chowk. A school feud between two school going teens got serious to the extent that three cars were smashed and three people were injured in the incident today.

An FIR has been lodged against 20 persons at the Kapurthala city police station under Sections 307, 160, 148, 149 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.

As per the police, a feud between two of them got so serious over a mutual dispute following which their families also got involved and a fight broke out over the issue at the Char Batti Chowk today in which both the parties smashed each other’s vehicles.

Two teens, aged 18 to 19, and another person have been injured in the incident. They have admitted to the civil hospital Kapurthala.

SHO City Police Station, Kapurthala, Gaurav Dhir said, “To solve a school dispute between two teens aged 18 to 19, they met in the said area today where a fight broke out between both the parties. While two cars of pone of the parties and another of the other party have been damaged, at least three people have also been injured in the case. Two of those injured are youths while the third is middle aged. The cause behind the fight hasn't been ascertained yet. Footage is being reviewed. The matter is further being investigated.”

While the police said the persons involved were also carrying weapons, firing hasn't been reported on the spot as per preliminary investigation.

Police said the names and identities of those booked will be known after further investigation” While the police said the persons involved were also carrying weapons, firing hasn’t been reported on the spot as per preliminary investigation.