Stone pelting news: Police said Sidhu and his team of advocates escaped unhurt, but the AG spoke to the Punjab police chief and narrated him the details.
Violence is remembered by dates and cities, but Friday is becoming the day which reminds of riots, stone pelting and arson. Is the Friday prayer being made a day of experimentation to tarnish the international image of the country?#MuslimProtest #kurukshetra #IndiaTV
The day of worship is turning into a date of stone pelting. Today how many cities should I count Prayagraj, Delhi, Saharanpur, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Howrah, Lucknow, Parbhani. First there were demonstrations, then there were hate slogans, then stones came, then there was a fire and even at this time such pictures are coming from all over the country. The names of the cities are changing, the pictures are the same.#MuslimProtest #NupurSharma #IndiaTV
The probe revealed that the stone-pelting was a result of a quarrel between one Zahir and his friends, who came to look for two other people with whom they had an argument two days back.
According to police, the scuffle took place around 11 pm on Sunday in Kotdi village, located 70 km from the district headquarters. In order to avoid any untoward incident, heavy security was deployed in the area.
Members from both the sides lodged police complaints, based on which a case was registered against some persons under Indian Penal Code Sections 294 (obscene act), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation), the official said.
Himmatnagar town witnessed communal clashes and arson during Ram Navami celebrations and a day later stones and petrol bombs were hurled in the Vanzaravas area of the town.
Stone pelting has been reported once again at police officials who were visting Delhi's Jahangirpuri area to probe Saturday's violence during Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra. One inspector has been injured.
High officials of the police along with the commissioner had reached the spot immediately after receiving information about the incident.
"Situation in the area is peaceful and adequate civil and armed forces have been deployed," SP Kurnool said.
According to the details, a mob which had gathered outside a police station suddenly turned violent and started pelting stones at the police station and police vehicles.
The situation remains tense but peaceful in Khargone, which is under a curfew since Sunday following incidents of arson and stone pelting during Ram Navami celebrations.
Earlier on Sunday, Himmatnagar town witnessed violence, stone-pelting and clashes between two communities after stones were hurled on a Ram Navami procession.
On Monday, the Rajasthan police arrested 46 people and detained seven others for interrogation following a stone-pelting incident during a religious procession in Karauli on Saturday.
Incidents of arson and vandalism were reported on Saturday (April 2) after stones were pelted at a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate the Hindu New Year when it was passing through a Muslim-dominated locality in Karauli district.
Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was imposed in the Karauli district of Rajasthan on Saturday and the internet was shut down after stones were pelted during a 'Shobha Yatra' procession that day.
As per reports, two groups of the same community clashed resulting in violence and stone-pelting.
According to police, a Station House Officer (SHO) sustained a bullet injury and two Special Armed Police (SAP) jawans were injured in stone pelting.
Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the NCP was largely peaceful.
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