Jamshedpur: Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city is returning to normalcy after three days of tension and clashes between two communities following an alleged molestation incident.
On Thursday, curfew was relaxed from most areas in Jamshedpur city for 12 hours. In four worst affected areas however, curfew has been relaxed only for two hours.
Long queues have formed outside vegetable shots and petrol pumps in particular, with people venturing out for the first time in three days to stock up on essential supplies.
Over 100 people were arrested and about 150 have been named in the First Information Reports or FIRs.
The clashes began three days ago after reports that a girl had been harassed by a member of a different community.
Members of the girl's community assembled near a temple in the Mango area and blocked the road. The standoff soon turned violent.
Protesters clashed with the police and pelted stones at them. Many were injured from both sides.
A bandh was called on Tuesday by the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) - both rightwing groups affiliated to the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS.
On Thursday, curfew was relaxed from most areas in Jamshedpur city for 12 hours. In four worst affected areas however, curfew has been relaxed only for two hours.
Long queues have formed outside vegetable shots and petrol pumps in particular, with people venturing out for the first time in three days to stock up on essential supplies.
The clashes began three days ago after reports that a girl had been harassed by a member of a different community.
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Protesters clashed with the police and pelted stones at them. Many were injured from both sides.
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