<p>A BJP leader was among 60 people arrested in connection with violence over the alleged desecration of a religious flag in Shastrinagar area of Jamshedpur city in Jharkhand, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Internet services were suspended in the city at 8 am but later lifted at 7 pm as no fresh incident of violence was reported.</p>.<p>Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC, however, remained clamped in the area where clashes took place between two groups on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>Also, a total of 1,120 people have been booked over the clashes, of whom 120 have been named.</p>.<p>Police also conducted flag march in the area on Monday morning and evening but no fresh incident has been reported.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/50-held-for-clashes-over-desecration-of-religious-flag-in-jharkhands-jamshedpur-1208222.html" target="_blank">50 held for clashes over ‘desecration’ of religious flag in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur </a></strong></p>.<p>"Around 60 people, including BJP leader Abhay Singh, have been arrested," SSP Prabhat Kumar said, adding further investigation is underway.</p>.<p>Singh is a former president of the BJP's East Singhbhum district unit and is presently the party's in-charge of Dhanbad.</p>.<p>An adequate police force has been deployed in the area to maintain law and order, he said.</p>.<p>"A total of 120 named and 1,000 unknown people have been booked but the situation is under control at present," Superintendent of Police (City) K Vijayshankar told PTI.</p>.<p>Dhalbhum SDO Piyush Sinha said internet services were suspended at 8 am but later lifted at 7 pm following an improvement in the situation as no fresh incidents of violence were reported since the clamping of prohibitory orders on Sunday night.</p>.<p>East Singhbhum District Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav said all block officials and circle officials have been asked to remain alert.</p>
<p>A BJP leader was among 60 people arrested in connection with violence over the alleged desecration of a religious flag in Shastrinagar area of Jamshedpur city in Jharkhand, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Internet services were suspended in the city at 8 am but later lifted at 7 pm as no fresh incident of violence was reported.</p>.<p>Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC, however, remained clamped in the area where clashes took place between two groups on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>Also, a total of 1,120 people have been booked over the clashes, of whom 120 have been named.</p>.<p>Police also conducted flag march in the area on Monday morning and evening but no fresh incident has been reported.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/50-held-for-clashes-over-desecration-of-religious-flag-in-jharkhands-jamshedpur-1208222.html" target="_blank">50 held for clashes over ‘desecration’ of religious flag in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur </a></strong></p>.<p>"Around 60 people, including BJP leader Abhay Singh, have been arrested," SSP Prabhat Kumar said, adding further investigation is underway.</p>.<p>Singh is a former president of the BJP's East Singhbhum district unit and is presently the party's in-charge of Dhanbad.</p>.<p>An adequate police force has been deployed in the area to maintain law and order, he said.</p>.<p>"A total of 120 named and 1,000 unknown people have been booked but the situation is under control at present," Superintendent of Police (City) K Vijayshankar told PTI.</p>.<p>Dhalbhum SDO Piyush Sinha said internet services were suspended at 8 am but later lifted at 7 pm following an improvement in the situation as no fresh incidents of violence were reported since the clamping of prohibitory orders on Sunday night.</p>.<p>East Singhbhum District Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav said all block officials and circle officials have been asked to remain alert.</p>