New Delhi - One person was killed and a holiday resort set ablaze when supporters of two football clubs clashed after a match in India's eastern metropolis of Kolkata, a news report said Monday. More than 15 people were injured in clashes that erupted after supporters of the defeated side opened fire and hurled bombs in the city's suburb of Rajarhat on Sunday night, the NDTV news network reported.
The hooligans then set fire to a luxury tourist resort nearby, believing some supporters of the rival team had taken shelter there.
"One person was killed and over 15 were injured in the clash. The injured were hospitalised," senior police officer S N Gupta told the news channel.
Police said 30 resort cottages were gutted and some vehicles were smashed. Twelve people were arrested and the police and paramilitary forces brought the situation under control, the report added.
