Sambhal: Uttar Pradesh police have arrested 10 people after supporters of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed with sticks while namaz was being performed in the mosque in Rajpura on Friday.
The clashes broke out both inside and outside the mosque over arguments on reducing the rent of shops in the area, police said. A video of the clash and people being beaten outside the mosque went viral on social media. Following which, police registered a case against 30 people from both groups.
SP Sambhal Chakresh Mishra said that the incident took place under the jurisdiction of Rajpura police station during Friday namaz. "A scuffle broke out between the two groups inside the mosque and then similar clashes were witnessed on the road outside the mosque," he said. When a video of the clash went viral on social media, police swung into action. They reaching the spot and arrested 10 people. Also, an FIR was lodged.
