A 22-year-old youth was shot dead during a communal face-off on Sunday in a village of the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh over the playing of music during a procession, said police. Around half a dozen more people were injured in the stone pelting and firing.
The protestors carried out a ‘Sarvdharm Sambhav Mahamorcha’ against the alleged recent comments of Mahant Ramgiri against Islam. During the protest, some objectionable slogans were raised which exacerbated the tensions.
The protest march was called by Sakal Hindu Samaj, an umbrella organisation of several small groups, in Maharashtra's Nashik and Jalgaon on Friday. The police soon diffused the situation and are on high alert.
Parents of the accused apologised to the family of Neha Hiremath who was stabbed to death in Hubballi and sought strict punishment for their son.
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Shivamogga witnessed unfortunate instances of stone-pelting and communal tensions in the Ragi Gudda locality. The situation escalated quickly, leading to concerns about public safety and maintaining law and order in the area.
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Chhattisharh's Biranpur witnessed communal violence following which BJP called for a 'bandh' against the government. CM Baghel hit back at the saffron party accusing them of doing politics over inter-religion marriage.
Bihar Communal Tension: Police administration is on alert after the violence during Ram Navami in Sasaram and Nalanda of Bihar. Security has been tightened at both these places in view of Friday prayers. A large number of police forces have been deployed outside the mosques of Sasaram. At the same t
According to reports, people from the Hindu community on Sunday evening were preparing for Holika Dahan ritual (performed on Holi eve) in city's Bhramapuri area.
Lakhimpur Kheri: After her death, police added charges of culpable homicide to the original FIR, which was filed after the incident.
Gujarat news: Police had said people from the Rabari community from Madhapar on the outskirts of Bhuj were angry at the murder of a youth identified as Paresh Rabari who was allegedly stabbed to death by one Suleman Sana on Friday morning amid a quarrel.
Trouble began after the Friday prayers when protesters started shouting slogans in Moradabad.
The administration imposed a curfew in the town after attempts were made to create communal tension.
According to the FIR, Idrisi has been charged under sections 153A (promoting enmity), 295A (outraging religious feelings), 504 (insult), 505 (intent to incite) and 67 (transmitting obscene material online). The case was registered at Loni Border police station
Bhatta Basti area of Jaipur is considered as a Muslim heritage area. In the past, kind of communal tension was seen in this area in which two sides came face-to-face that shook the whole country.
In a strong retort to Mamata Banerjee, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh said if voted to power, the saffron party would work towards making the state the "second Gujarat" as it would create employment for its jobless youth.
The Imam racked up the issue of mob violence by Gau Rakshaks or cow vigilantes and claimed that PM Modi's stern warning to such 'anti-social' elements has failed to rein them in.
Eight persons, including three policemen, were injured when unidentified miscreants allegedly pelted stones at people participating in Bhagwa rally, police said.
Special forces had to be deployed in Khayala as the tension prevailed after the murder.
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