Kasargod, Mar 9: The police have registered cases against nearly 60 accused including a senior BJP district leader, in connection with recent violence at the Choori locality of Kasargod district.
The police lobbed smoke grenades to disperse a mob that got into an altercation with another on the issue of dismantling of festoons at a place of worship, around 10 p.m. on Friday night.
Timely intervention of the police, led by Dy.SP T.P. Ranjith, prevented the situation from turning worse.
Tension ran high after the police urged a group of people to dismantle festoons hoisted at Athikundu in connection with the festival at a place of worship.
As the group was trying to remove the decoration, another group allegedly insulted them.
In the melee that followed, four persons, including a homemaker, suffered injuries.
This led to a commotion as festival organisers refused to dismantle the festoons as instructed by the police.
The police registered suo motu cases against around 60 people, including BJP district general secretary K. Sreekanth.
The situation in the communally sensitive locality is normal, the police said.
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