A conspiracy against Hindus? After Bihar, Islamic radicals pelt stones during Saraswati idol immersion procession in Ranchi
In a similar incident in Bihar, a clash broke out between two communities after stones were pelted at a procession en route to immerse the Goddess Saraswati idol in the Bahera market in Darbhanga on Friday, officials said.
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Amid a series of incidents where the Hindu goddess Saraswati idol has been targeted, particularly on the occasion of Basant Panchami, another concerning event has surfaced in Jharkhand. In the lastest incident, Islamic radicals reportedly hurled stones and pelted at a procession en route to immerse the Goddess Saraswati statue during the Friday evening.
The situation quickly escalated as the two communities engaged in clashes using stones and sticks to attack each other. Following this police imposed Section 144 as a precautionary measure in the Nagri area.
At around 8 PM, the procession reached a religious place on its route. People standing there asked the Hindus to immediately move on from there. This led to a heated argument. Stone pelting and clashes started following this argument.
Stones littered the road, sparking chaos throughout the area. Upon receiving word of the incident, police officials arrived at the scene, and tried to mediate between the two groups. However, they were initially unsuccessful. Thirty minutes later, reinforcements arrived, enabling the police authorities to regain control of the situation and disperse the crowd.
Ranchi: Section 144 has been imposed as a precautionary measure in the Nagri area after a clash broke out between two groups during the procession of Saraswati idol immersion. As of now, the situation is completely peaceful: Ranchi police
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Following the incident, the Ranchi district administration has enforced prohibitory orders in the Nagri zone area until further notice. Acting on directives from the Sadar Sub-Divisional Officer of Ranchi, Section 144 was imposed in the zone area from 10 pm on Friday and it will remain imposed until further notice.
Upon receiving news of the incident, Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha, SSP Chandan Kumar Sinha, Rural SP Manish Toppo, and City SP Rajkumar Mehta, along with the police force, promptly arrived at the scene. Ranchi police said, “Section 144 has been imposed as a precautionary measure in the Nagri area after a clash broke out between two groups during the procession of Saraswati idol immersion. As of now, the situation is completely peaceful.”
A similar incident also took place in Chongakhar village of Udaipura panchayat of Madhupur in Jharkhand where stones were pelted on an idol immersion procession after a clash erupted between two groups on Friday evening. Two dozen people were injured in this incident. As soon as the information was received, the police force of several police stations reached the spot and the situation was calmed down. The police administration provided security and conducted immersion rituals.
According to police, the devotees were going to Gondlitand Pond to immerse the idol taken on a cart from Chongakhar. During this time, some people standing near a religious place opposed to playing music. There was a dispute about this. Security forces are deployed in the village.
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In a similar incident in Bihar, a clash broke out between two communities after stones were pelted at a procession en route to immerse the Goddess Saraswati idol in the Bahera market in Darbhanga on Friday, officials said. Darbhanga District Magistrate, SSP and senior officials reached the spot and took the situation under control.