Saffron flags were hoisted on the city’s main thoroughfares as part of the Ram Navami celebrations.
A Muslim youth set fire to a saffron flag in Dwarka.
Saffron flags were hoisted on the city’s main thoroughfares as part of the Ram Navami celebrations.
A Muslim youth set fire to a saffron flag near a mosque in Bhathan Chowk in the evening, a video of which also circulated on social media. Crowds of people descended on the station.
During this time, some people even got into melee. However, the matter was later calmed down with the intervention of Dwarka SP.
The procession from the farm was stoned, the house, two shops, 2 lari were seton fire. However, the parade was not even 500 meters away from the temple when stones suddenly started pelting at the procession from Bawaliya’s farm, killing more than three thousand people involved in the march.
More than 15 people, including five police officers, were injured, and one was dead when stones were hurled at them from both sides. On the other hand, the mob set fire to two shops, two chappal lorries, and a house near Rajputwada in the Tower Bazaar area of Khambhat.
After pelting stones at Himmatnagar, the mob vandalized five bikes and four cars and set them on fire.
Police in riot gear stormed a
rally on Sunday afternoon, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Sunday, releasing hundreds of protesters by truck.
The procession, which resumed in the evening, was further aggravated by a petrol bomb and arrow attack in the presence of senior police officials. More than 50 tear gas canisters were fired to disperse the crowd.
Sabarkantha SP Vishalkumar Vaghela was also injured in the evening attack on the VHP-led procession. Some even pelted stones at the Vanzara residence of the court after the storm in Chhapariya.
Police have detained a total of 20 people. While section 144 has been imposed till April 13. Sabarkantha Collector Hitesh Koya said the situation was under control, and an additional police convoy had been called from the Aravalli district.
At the beginning of the procession, a mob, including women, stood with weapons. At the parade’s start, many Muslims stood in front of the town area carrying stones and spears in large numbers.
Women also ran with weapons. Echoes of the storm, which lasted from noon to evening in Chhapariya, were also heard at the Vanzara residence. Some people also tried to destabilize the area by throwing stones.