Seven persons injured in clash at Dholia village

Seven persons were injured in a clash between two groups over an incident involving students and teachers of a school who were thrashed by one of the groups while carrying out a cleanliness drive at Dholia village here, police said today.
The two groups belonging to Vishnoi community clashed yesterday using lathis, swords and stones.
The trouble started on November 21, when the teachers and students of a government school who were carrying out a cleanliness drive as part of "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan", were obstructed and beaten up by a group of persons, Head Constable of Lathi Thana Ummed Singh told PTI on telephone.

Yesterday, the parents of the manhandled students challenged the perpetrators involved in the November 21 incident, leading to a clash, Singh said, adding, the police rushed to the village to control the situation.
Two of the injured were referred to Jodhpur's Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, while the remaining were given first-aid in Lathi government hospital, he said.
Five persons of both sides hailing from Vishnoi community were detained for interrogation, he said.
Counter FIRs were lodged by Godhara and Manju (Vishnoi) community with the Lathi police station and an FIR was lodged on November 22 in connection with the original incident by the teachers, Singh added.