POLICE are hunting around 20 youths in connection with a violent incident at a curry house on Hallowe'en.

Four men were remanded in custody until next Wednesday after being arrested several days after an alleged attack on three brothers at the Taste of Bengal, on Keighley Road, Skipton.

All the accused men are in their early 20s and live in Keighley. Three were arrested in Keighley and one on a Pakistan-bound plane at Heathrow airport.

On Monday the four men appeared before Skipton magistrates. Bail was refused.

Mohammed Khalil Khan, of Simpson Street, was charged with violent disorder, wounding and intimidating witnesses.

Mohammed Shabir Din, of Highfield Lane, was charged with violent disorder, wounding, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and intimidating witnesses.

Amjid Raj, of Swallow Street, was charged with violent disorder and intimidating witnesses.

Shaban Ali Islam, of Redcliffe Street, was charged with violent disorder and intimidating witnesses.

Prosecutors have put damage to the restaurant at around £17,000. Three Bangladeshi brothers who owned the Taste of Bengal were taken to Airedale Hospital after the incident.

Det Con Andy Deville, of Skipton Police, appeals for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

appreciate any help from the public, anyone who may have seen anything connected with that Hallowe'en afternoon."

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