Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Student Groups Clash on Visakhapatnam Road; 17 Detained
Two groups of young people fought on a road in Madhurawada.
The road is in Visakhapatnam district.
Reports said the youths had been drinking.
They attacked one another with sticks.
Police took 17 of the 20 people into custody.
Police also registered six cases.
The fight was reportedly connected to a love affair.
The groups had allegedly fought two days earlier as well.
That earlier clash became known only later.
Two groups of students clashed on the Marikavalasa-Timmapuram Road in Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam.
Police took 17 of the 20 youngsters into custody.
Authorities registered six cases in connection with the incident.
Reports said the inebriated youths attacked each other with sticks.
The clash was reportedly triggered by a love affair, following an earlier confrontation two days before.
- Who
- Students or youngsters belonging to two groups; police detained 17 of them.
- What
- The groups allegedly clashed on a road, using sticks, and police registered six cases.
- When
- The main clash occurred after an alleged earlier clash two days before; no exact date was provided.
- Where
- The Marikavalasa-Timmapuram Road in Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam district; the earlier clash was allegedly at Shivashakti Nagar on Thimmapuram Road.
- Why
- The clash was reportedly triggered by a love affair.
- People detained
- 17 of 20 youngsters
- Cases registered
- Six
- Reported weapon
- Sticks
- Reported condition
- The youths were allegedly inebriated
- Main location
- Marikavalasa-Timmapuram Road, Madhurawada
- Earlier alleged clash
- Two days earlier at Shivashakti Nagar on Thimmapuram Road
- Reported trigger
- A love affair