The Jharkhand administration in Palamu’s Panki said that the situation in the conflict-erupted city is now stable and under control. “The situation in Palamu is now stable and has been controlled. With the overnight patrolling of the police teams, people here were made to follow the imposed rule of section 144, hence no movement was seen here,” Palamu executive magistrate, Prashant Kumar said and appealing to the people to maintain peace and brotherhood. According to the locals, the matter was initially a verbal argument that eventually escalated, leading to stone pelting and arson in the area. “There was stone pelting and arson during the installation of the toran dwar in front of the mosque.”The dispute erupted over the installation of “toran dwar” by one group on the occasion of Mahashivratri in front of the mosque.
