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The people carrying the statue had a dispute among themselves. After this one pelted a stone which was felt by a person from the other community and the matter reached to stone pelting.
Clashes broke out between two communities while taking a Ganesh idol for installation in Vadodara, Gujarat. During this, there was heavy stone pelting from both sides. The police have detained 13 people from both the sides in this case and have also registered an FIR.
The incident is from Panigate area near Mandvi in Vadodara, where both the sides got involved between 11 to 12 pm on Monday night. According to the police, late night some people were taking the Ganesh idol to be installed. At the same time, there was a dispute between these people regarding some matter, in which one person stoned the other.
A stone was hit by a person from another community coming out from nearby, after which stone pelting started. The CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced, in which stone-pelting and stampede can be seen.
The people who pelted stones were chased by the police.
stone pelters with criminal background
After the incident, the local people complained to the police officials. According to the police, the stone pelters are people of criminal background. Police have increased patrolling in sensitive areas to prevent tension from spreading to other areas of the city.
Stones were also pelted at the Panigate mosque, after which the windows of the mosque were broken.
Police said – do not pay attention to rumours
Chirag Koradiya, Joint Commissioner, Vadodara Police, said, “During the procession of Ganapati, a fight broke out between two groups. At present the situation is peaceful here. I appeal to people not to pay heed to rumours. police is investigating the case.’
Chirag Koradiya, Joint Commissioner of Vadodara Police said that there is a peaceful atmosphere in the area at present. He appealed to the people not to pay heed to rumours.
Violence erupted in many parts of the country on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti
Violent incidents took place in many parts of the country on the occasion of Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti this year. Clashes broke out between two groups on Hanuman Jayanti in Jahangir Puri, New Delhi. At the same time, violence broke out in many cities on the occasion of Ram Navami in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Incidents of stone pelting and firing also took place on several occasions, in which many people were also injured.