Kolkata, June 12 (UNI) Tension run high in South 24 Parganas' Maheshtala under the Diamond Harbour area on Thursday after a violent clash broke out between two groups a day earlier, leading to vandalism of a temple and forcing the local administration to clamp Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (formerly Section 144 Cr PC).
The police have rounded up some 40 suspects, official sources said.
The police warned people not to indulge in violence, as armed forces began a fresh search operation for suspects who had attacked the law enforcers, injuring several security personnel.