Mangaluru: Two groups indulged in stone pelting damaging few houses and vehicles near Padil on Sunday, January 17.
According to reports, a group of persons of a community returning from a programme assaulted a Muslim cleric near Padil-Bajal railway underbridge. A passerby who tried to intervene was allegedly assaulted by the group.
In retaliation to this, a group belonging to one community allegedly barged into the houses of another community in Faisalnagar and damaged property.
They pelted stones at houses and damaged window panes. The stone peltong also led to a elderly woman being injured, while a car which was aprked in the area was also damaged. As many as five complaints were lodged against the them.
Mangaluru rural police have registered a case. Tight security has been deployed.
