The incident garnered widespread attention especially after videos of the assault were widely shared on social media platforms.
Screengrab of villagers clashing.
As many as 21 villagers were detained after they clashed with police following a row between groups from two neighbouring villages in Telangana’s Khammam district on 31 March, said a senior official. The villagers — belonging to Buggapadu and Chandrayapalem — had reportedly indulged in a verbal fight over the alleged encroachment of forest land in the Chandrayapalem forest area.