Tensions flared up once again in Kothapet village of Mancherial district as some members of the Adivasi community attacked the Lambada-settled Kothapet "thanda" in Jannaram mandal and set fire to the huts, destroying several vehicles.
The incident was precipitated by events in the Adivasi-settled Kolamguda village where on the midnight of Monday unidentified persons attacked one Bheem Rao who reportedly received serious injuries in the attack.
Assuming that the attack on Bheem Rao had been perpetrated by the Lambadas, Adivasis attacked the Kothapet village in retaliation.
Upon hearing of the incident, the police took swift action and deployed a huge force in the village as a preventive measure. DCP Manohar Rao, too, held deliberations with the leaders of both communities in an effort to broker peace between the warring communities.