Two women were taken into custody yesterday after they got engaged in an altercation with locals for smoking in public, police said.

Jewel Rana, additional deputy commissioner of Mohammadpur zone, said the women were escorted to Mohammadpur Police Station for their safety.

According to police, the women were smoking at a tea stall in Lalmatia, behind Aarong, when some locals confronted them, asking them not to smoke in public. The situation escalated into a heated argument, prompting police intervention.

"As tensions rose, we had to step in to prevent further unrest," said Jewel Rana.