Solan, Jan. 10 -- The Solan district police have arrested five persons in connection with a brutal assault incident in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, on Saturday, after a video of the attack went viral on social media. The incident is linked to a long-standing rivalry between two groups of bus and taxi operators in Kalka over passenger pickups.

According to Solan Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh, on Wednesday, the Parwanoo Police Station received information from the ESI Hospital Parwanoo that an injured person involved in a fight had been brought for treatment. Acting on the information, a police team immediately reached the hospital, where one person was found admitted in an injured condition.

"On verification, the injured was ident...