Section 144 imposed in Bihar's Jethuli village after deadly clash
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Patna: The district administration of Patna on Wednesday imposed section 144 in Jethuli village which has witnessed violence in the last two days.
The dispute erupted following a parking issue snowballing into violence after two groups clashed with ammunition. At least 50 rounds of ammunition were fired during the deadly clash.
Following this, the relatives of the victims and other villagers set the properties of the accused on fire.
The Jethuli violence has claimed three lives so far, and two others are battling for their lives in the hospital.
The district administration deployed a large number of police personnel to restore peace. The villagers have been asked to stay home and come out of their houses only for necessary work.
Patna Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to arrest the main accused, Baccha Rai who was involved in the firing and is on the run. The district police have arrested 22 people so far.