Kapurthala, October 18: Police today resorted to mild lathi charge to dispel the agitating mob, which was trying to ransack some shops following a clash between two groups here.
The agitating mob was also protested against tearing of a poster of Bhagwan Valmiki by some miscreants and staged a dharna on Kapurthala-Sultanpurlodhi road and blocked the vehicular traffic for more than one hour, police said.
SHO city Daljit Singh said a group busted a cracker near the motorcycle of Ajay on the night of Diwali and added to take revenge, about six persons attacked the house of Sonu and his neighbour today.
Both the groups hurled brick bats on each and two persons were injured, Singh said.
The SHO said that police was verifying the fact behind the tearing of poster of Bhagwan Valmiki and would register a case.
–Agencies