Mohali, Sept. 1 -- Ugly scenes unfolded at Savitri Greens-2 society, Zirakpur, on Sunday after a brawl over laying sewer pipelines when a month-long dispute between residents and the builder turned violent.

The society, which is owned by former MLA NK Sharma, witnessed chaotic scenes as residents and the builder's team clashed, with some pushed into a sewage pit dug up for pipelines. Videos of the scuffle quickly went viral on social media platforms.

Residents alleged that the builder's associates, including Yadvinder Sharma and Dharminder Sharma (brothers of the former MLA), slapped protesters, which triggered the brawl. Rinkle Sharma, Sandeep Chaudhary, Umesh Sharma, Jitendra Chauhan, Dinesh Sharma, Richa, Neelam, and Kanchan Verma, a...