Meat traders, Gau Rakshaks clash at Margao market over beef supply

VIOLENCE DISTURBS PEACE, BOTH GROUPS ALLEGE WEAPONS USED; SEVERAL INJURED; BOTH GROUPS FILE PLAINTS

Peace was shattered in the commercial capital early Saturday morning when Gau Rakshaks and meat traders clashed over beef/meat supply to the SGPDA market, leaving a couple of persons from both sides injured.

After the fight wherein both sides reportedly used deadly weapons such as iron rods, the meat traders and members of the Gau Rakshaks descended at the Fatorda police station to lodge their complaints and counter complaints. Both sides claimed that their rivals were armed with deadly weapons such as iron rods.