Kolkata, Feb 2 || Kolkata Police on Monday arrested 10 people in connection with a violent clash between two groups in the Golpark area of south Kolkata on Sunday night, officials said.
The arrested have been identified as Bobby Hela (28), Arjun Mallick (29), Sk. Bacchu (38), Mukesh Paswan (32), Rabin Das (29), Sujan Haldar (19), Raj Haldar (24), Gopal Sarkar (29), Ajay Haldar (29) and Sandip Naskar (18).
All of them are scheduled to be produced before a Kolkata court later in the day.
According to police, the violence erupted on Kakulia Road near Golpark, under the jurisdiction of Rabindra Sarobar police station. Miscreants allegedly went on a rampage, vandalising police vehicles and motorcycles belonging to local residents.
Preliminary investigations suggest the clash broke out during a picnic being held at a local club in the Panchanantala area near Golpark. Police and local sources said around 100 to 150 miscreants, many with their faces covered, attacked the area. Gunshots were reportedly fired, crude bombs were hurled and sharp weapons were used during the violence. Bricks were also thrown, creating panic in the locality.
Police recovered bullet casings and bomb fragments from the spot.