Three more men found guilty of violence at city sports tournament

TRIO CONVICTED AT TRIAL OF INVOLVEMENT IN SERIOUS DISORDER AT 2023 KABADDI COMPETITION WHERE KNIVES AND GUNS WERE DRAWN

- By ZENA HAWLEY

THREE more men have been found guilty of being involved in a large-scale fight involving machetes and guns at a sporting event in Derby.

A number of people were injured when violence broke out between two groups attending a kabbadi tournament in Alvaston in the summer of 2023.

Police were called to the scene, off Elvaston Lane, just before 4pm on Sunday, August 20, after reports of shots being fired and people fighting with weapons.

Video footage from the event showed Boota Singh as part of a group running after the opposing group. While he did not have a weapon with him at the time of the violence, when police stopped his car two days later, officers found two machetes in the boot.

Damanjit Singh and Rajvinder Takhar Singh were both seen with large knives. All of the men were arrested and subsequently charged.

They denied the charges but after a trial at Derby Crown Court they were found guilty of:

■Boota Singh, 35, of Witham Drive, Derby - violent disorder. He also admitted possession of an offensive weapon at the start of the trial.

■Damanjit Singh, 35, of Powell Place, Tipton - violent disorder and possession of a bladed article. Convicted in his absence.