A wedding celebration in Cheruthuruthi erupted into chaos after locals clashed with members of a wedding procession that blocked the road on Saturday afternoon. The wedding reception was held at KJM Auditorium, Vettikkattiri and the arrival of the wedding party in a long line of cars stopped the traffic.
The ambulance got stuck in the resulting traffic jam, causing anger among residents. There were heated arguments followed by pushing and shoving between local people and guests arriving for the wedding.
As tensions rose, both sides gathered in large numbers and the verbal exchange soon escalated into stone pelting.
Cheruthuruth police reached the spot but struggled to control the crowd. The policemen resorted to lathicharge after which the stone pelting intensified injuring the policemen as well.
The police then launched a stronger intervention and managed to disperse the groups after more than an hour of unrest. Several vehicles involved in the procession were impounded. The clash started around 12:30 and normalcy returned only after persistent police intervention.
Published – 22 Nov 2025 19:51 IST
