Communal clashes throughout Ram Navami processions in Aurangabad, Vadodara and Howrah

By PTI

A number of incidents of communal clashes broke out between communities in a number of elements of the nation on Wednesday and Thursday amid Ram Navami celebrations.

HOWRAH 

Violence broke out between two teams when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in West Bengal’s Howrah metropolis, the place a number of autos have been torched and retailers have been ransacked on Thursday night.

Police stated numerous individuals have been detained on this connection.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who’s on a dharna, stated strict motion might be taken in opposition to the culprits. A police officer stated the incident occurred when the procession was passing by the Kazipara locality.

Several retailers and auto-rickshaws have been ransacked in the course of the violence whereas numerous automobiles together with just a few police autos have been set on fireplace.

Four fireplace tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the blaze. The police used pressure to disperse the mob.

A big contingent of police was deployed within the locality the place the state of affairs is said to be underneath management.

The chief minister slammed the BJP for allegedly attempting to stoke communal rigidity in the course of the Ram Navami procession in Howrah and stated these concerned within the incident won’t be spared.

READ HERE | Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah 

AURANGABAD

At least 12 individuals, together with 10 policemen, have been injured after a mob of round 500 individuals went berserk and hurled stones and petrol-filled bottles when the cops tried to regulate the state of affairs following a conflict between two teams close to a Ram temple in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad metropolis, officers stated on Thursday.

The incident, wherein 13 autos have been torched by the miscreants, occurred in the course of the intervening evening of Wednesday and Thursday within the metropolis’s Kiradpura locality that homes the well-known Ram temple, they stated.

Ram Navami is being celebrated on Thursday.

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The police used tear fuel and fired some plastic bullets in addition to reside rounds to regulate the mob, the officers stated, including that eight groups have been fashioned to establish and arrest the perpetrators.

The state of affairs is now underneath management and safety personnel have been deployed throughout Aurangabad, now named Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

“It started after two groups, each comprising around five persons, clashed near the Ram temple. After some time, one group left the place and the police soon came to the site. After an hour, a mob gathered there, bringing stones and petrol-filled bottles along, which they threw at the police personnel,” Aurangabad Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta instructed ABP Majha, a Marathi information channel.

The avenue lights within the space have been additionally broken by the miscreants, so there was darkness within the space, he stated.

“We had to use extra force to disperse the mob. They burnt police vehicles near the Ram temple beside hurling stones and petrol-filled bottles at the police personnel. The police used tear gas extensively along with some plastic bullets and live rounds in this case,” he stated.

READ HERE | Clashes between teams close to Ram temple flip violent on Ram Navami eve

“We have formed eight teams to identify the miscreants and arrest them. We have also got additional force which is now deployed in the city to maintain peace. The administration will hold an all-party meeting over maintaining peace,” the police commissioner stated.

AHMEDABAD

Violence erupted between Hindus and Muslims in Vadodara throughout a Ram Navami procession within the metropolis on Thursday. 

When a procession led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal handed by Fatepura Road with police safety, a brawl erupted between the 2 teams close to the Panjrigar Maholla space. 

The police arrived and surrounded the world after the conflict, say studies. While some autos have been broken, nobody was injured, and the procession continued alongside its deliberate route underneath police safety, in line with police. The brawlers allegedly broken two-wheelers. The police are analyzing the footage from the CCTV digicam put in on the scene for the stone pelters.

Vadodara Deputy Commissioner of Police Yashpal Jaganiya stated,  “Some people had gathered when the procession passed before the mosque. But they were persuaded to leave. The area is calm now that the procession has passed.”

Ketan Trivedi, president of the Vadodara Bajrang Dal, instructed native media that the stone-pelting was a part of a conspiracy. “This procession is planned nearly every year. Despite this, there was no police presence in the area. Stones were thrown as part of a pre-planned conspiracy,” he said.

READ HERE | Police deny Hindu outfit’s declare on stone-pelting throughout Ram Navami procession in Vadodara

(With inputs from Dilip Singh Kshatriya, Express News Service)

A number of incidents of communal clashes broke out between communities in a number of elements of the nation on Wednesday and Thursday amid Ram Navami celebrations.

HOWRAH 

Violence broke out between two teams when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in West Bengal’s Howrah metropolis, the place a number of autos have been torched and retailers have been ransacked on Thursday night.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Police stated numerous individuals have been detained on this connection.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who’s on a dharna, stated strict motion might be taken in opposition to the culprits. A police officer stated the incident occurred when the procession was passing by the Kazipara locality.

Several retailers and auto-rickshaws have been ransacked in the course of the violence whereas numerous automobiles together with just a few police autos have been set on fireplace.

Four fireplace tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the blaze. The police used pressure to disperse the mob.

A big contingent of police was deployed within the locality the place the state of affairs is said to be underneath management.

The chief minister slammed the BJP for allegedly attempting to stoke communal rigidity in the course of the Ram Navami procession in Howrah and stated these concerned within the incident won’t be spared.

READ HERE | Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah 

AURANGABAD

At least 12 individuals, together with 10 policemen, have been injured after a mob of round 500 individuals went berserk and hurled stones and petrol-filled bottles when the cops tried to regulate the state of affairs following a conflict between two teams close to a Ram temple in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad metropolis, officers stated on Thursday.

The incident, wherein 13 autos have been torched by the miscreants, occurred in the course of the intervening evening of Wednesday and Thursday within the metropolis’s Kiradpura locality that homes the well-known Ram temple, they stated.

Ram Navami is being celebrated on Thursday.

WATCH |

The police used tear fuel and fired some plastic bullets in addition to reside rounds to regulate the mob, the officers stated, including that eight groups have been fashioned to establish and arrest the perpetrators.

The state of affairs is now underneath management and safety personnel have been deployed throughout Aurangabad, now named Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

“It started after two groups, each comprising around five persons, clashed near the Ram temple. After some time, one group left the place and the police soon came to the site. After an hour, a mob gathered there, bringing stones and petrol-filled bottles along, which they threw at the police personnel,” Aurangabad Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta instructed ABP Majha, a Marathi information channel.

The avenue lights within the space have been additionally broken by the miscreants, so there was darkness within the space, he stated.

“We had to use extra force to disperse the mob. They burnt police vehicles near the Ram temple beside hurling stones and petrol-filled bottles at the police personnel. The police used tear gas extensively along with some plastic bullets and live rounds in this case,” he stated.

READ HERE | Clashes between teams close to Ram temple flip violent on Ram Navami eve

“We have formed eight teams to identify the miscreants and arrest them. We have also got additional force which is now deployed in the city to maintain peace. The administration will hold an all-party meeting over maintaining peace,” the police commissioner stated.

AHMEDABAD

Violence erupted between Hindus and Muslims in Vadodara throughout a Ram Navami procession within the metropolis on Thursday. 

When a procession led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal handed by Fatepura Road with police safety, a brawl erupted between the 2 teams close to the Panjrigar Maholla space. 

The police arrived and surrounded the world after the conflict, say studies. While some autos have been broken, nobody was injured, and the procession continued alongside its deliberate route underneath police safety, in line with police. The brawlers allegedly broken two-wheelers. The police are analyzing the footage from the CCTV digicam put in on the scene for the stone pelters.

Vadodara Deputy Commissioner of Police Yashpal Jaganiya stated,  “Some people had gathered when the procession passed before the mosque. But they were persuaded to leave. The area is calm now that the procession has passed.”

Ketan Trivedi, president of the Vadodara Bajrang Dal, instructed native media that the stone-pelting was a part of a conspiracy. “This procession is planned nearly every year. Despite this, there was no police presence in the area. Stones were thrown as part of a pre-planned conspiracy,” he said.

READ HERE | Police deny Hindu outfit’s declare on stone-pelting throughout Ram Navami procession in Vadodara

(With inputs from Dilip Singh Kshatriya, Express News Service)