Amid Ram Navami celebrations, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal saw clashes on Sunday. According to media reports, one person was killed in Gujarat after stones were allegedly thrown at religious processions. Police have arrested nine people for their alleged involvement in violence and stone-pelting during a procession on Ram Navami at Khambat in Gujarat's Anand district. Curfew was clamped in the entire Khargone city of Madhya Pradesh after clash erupted at a Ram Navami procession. At least 24 people, including six policemen, were injured in the violence. Citizens have been asked to step out of home only for medical emergency. Pics/PTI
Updated On: 2022-04-11 12:43 PM IST
One person was killed in Gujarat after stones were allegedly thrown at religious processions. The state witnessed violence in Himmatnagar and Khambhat
Shops and vehicles were set on fire in Gujarat's Himmatnagar as the groups threw stones at each other. Police resorted to lathicharge and lobbing of tear gas shells
Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi called for an emergency meeting with senior police officials on late night on Sunday
In Jharkhand, gatherings have been banned in a village in the aftermath of violence. "In view of clashes including stone-pelting and tiff that broke out between two groups on the occasion of Ram Navami, Section 144 has been imposed in Hirhi village of Lohardaga," Arvind Kumar Lal, sub-divisional magistrate, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI
