Police in Nagpur have clashed with hundreds of fans seeking tickets for India's World Cup cricket showdown against South Africa, the incident again highlighting the country's inability to handle the huge demand for seats.
Twelve days after similar scenes were witnessed in Bangalore, stick-wielding police battered fans in front of the ticket counter at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
Spectators had been queuing up behind wooden barricades since Monday evening after learning that a limited number of tickets would be made available.
A Reuters witness said sections of the crowd became restless on Tuesday morning and started climbing over the barriers, breaking them down, which forced the police to take action.
The ticket counter remained closed as police tried to control the crowds swarming outside the area.
Last month's violence in Bangalore erupted after tens of thousands of fans who had camped overnight outside the 38,400-seat M Chinnaswamy Stadium were told all 7,000 tickets allocated for public sale for the match between India and England had been sold.
