Over a dozen persons were injured after supporters of rival sarpanch candidates went berserk and attacked each other with stones in Nambla area of Uri during first phase of Panchayat elections on Saturday evening.
Police fired several shots in air to disperse the supporters of rival sarpanchs. The building of the government high school Nambla where the polling booth was located suffered damage after it was targeted by the agitating supporters.
Sources said the incident happened when announcement about the winning candidate was about to be made. “The supporters of one of the sarpanch candidates raised some objection, which was opposed by the supporters of other sarpanch candidate, leading to blows and stone pelting between the two sides,” sources said.
“A team from police station Uri is camping in the area and the situation is reported to be under control now,” sources said.