Stone pelting at Nagpanchami procession sparks clashes and arson in Motihari, Bihar
Police stated the difficulty broke out after devotees becoming a member of the immersion procession performed DJ songs at full blast whereas passing via the New Bazar locality below Bhagwanpur police station of Chhapra—headquarters in Saran district which was strongly opposed by the folks from the opposite group who reacted by pelting stones at them inflicting stress within the areas.
Quickly after getting the knowledge, senior administrative and police officers accompanied by heavy police pressure rushed to the spot and introduced the state of affairs below management. Subsequently, the idols of the goddess had been carried below heavy safety and the immersion course of accomplished.
“Police forces are tenting on the spot and we try to determine the trouble-makers with the assistance of video footage,” Saran district superintendent of police Gaurav Mangla instructed the TOI over cellphone including that the police have detained 4 individuals thus far.
“We’re holding an in depth watch on the state of affairs. The state of affairs is tense however below management,” the SP stated, including a number of idols of the goddess had been but to be immersed.
That is the third incident of communal stress throughout the state prior to now three days. Previous to this incident, an analogous stress was reported from the Obra police station space of Aurangabad district on October 25, prompting the police to conduct flag marches to revive peace within the space. Stress began when some members of the procession allegedly tore aside a spiritual flag belonging to a different group. Appearing swiftly, the police arrested three individuals.
Stress was additionally reported from Balia police station space in Begusarai district throughout the idol immersion procession when the folks belonging to 2 completely different communities indulged in stone pelting, prompting the police to resort to gentle cane cost. Police additionally arrested round a dozen individuals after scanning CCTV footage.