At least 12 folks had been arrested after violence broke out throughout Ram Navami ‘Shobhayatra’ in Rishra in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday whereas Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar directed strict actions towards these concerned within the stir at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif cities as sporadic incidents of communal clashes had been reported in some states.

In Jharkhand, three police officers had been injured after they had been attacked for stopping loud ‘DJ music’ throughout a Ram Navami procession in Hazaribag district.

Here’s all that occurred immediately concerning Ram Navami clashes

West Bengal Ram Navami Shobhayatra Violence

Internet companies had been suspended and prohibitory orders had been put in place following clashes between two teams through the Ram Navami ‘Shobhayatra’ procession in Rishra in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. At least 12 folks had been arrested after Chandanagar Commissioner Amit P Javalgi and DIG Burdwan Shyam Singh held marches within the affected space following the clashes, in line with studies.

BJP vice-president Dilip Ghosh, who participated within the procession, has claimed stones had been pelted because the rally moved to the Jagannath temple in Mahesh GT Road in Rishra police station space. BJP’s Pursurah MLA Biman Ghosh was reported to have been injured in stone pelting and rushed to the Re-life Hospital. According to studies, 5 injured people had been transported to a close-by hospital.

The police took swift motion and elevated safety deployment within the space. Shortly after the incident, police mentioned the scenario is at present underneath management. Later, Section 144 was imposed and web companies had been suspended in Rishra.

BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the incident and mentioned senior BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was pelted with stones. “His automobile was torched and incidents of arson and hearth occurred as police stood nonetheless as mere spectators which strengthens our allegations that there’s particular assist from the ruling celebration TMC and a bit of administration led by Mamata Banerjee who has already issued a number of statements in favour of the miscreants belonging to the minority neighborhood,” it learn.

However, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh alleged violence in Rishra were “pre-planned by BJP”. “These individuals are making an attempt to create unrest within the identify of Ram Navami. We’re taking the inventory of scenario. BJP is watching who can create extra ruckus Dilip Ghosh or Sukanta Majumdar,” he said.

The Rishra incident came after violence during Ram Navami celebrations rocked parts of the neighbouring Howrah district on Thursday and Friday.

Bihar Clashes

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a high-level meeting over communal tensions during Ram Navami festivities at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns and announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of a person who died in the clashes on Saturday.

According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said, the chief minister directed officials to take strict action against the elements who disturbed the peace and communal harmony in the state. “The CM instructed security forces to keep an eye on everything and take action against miscreants,” it learn.

The state police have to date arrested 109 folks as a part of its investigation into the clashes between two teams through the processions of Ram Navami on March 30, which continued until April 1.

Director General of Police RS Bhatti mentioned “now the normalcy has been restored in each cities and the scenario is totally underneath management”. “Four additional companies of para-military forces have been deployed in both districts and senior officials of the district police are also scrutinising video footages to identify the miscreants,” he mentioned.

A bomb blast in Sasaram’s Rohtas on Saturday left six folks injured and two individuals had been arrested within the case. Police on Sunday confirmed the bomb blast was a separate incident associated to unlawful explosive dealing with and never linked to the Ram Navami violence.

However, the unrest led Union Home Minister Amit Shah to cancel his scheduled journey to Sasaram following the clashes there on March 30. Shah blamed the Nitish Kumar authorities over the cancellation of his go to and communal clashes and mentioned vowed to hold rioters the other way up if voted to energy in state in 2025. “Let Prime Minister Narendra Modi return to energy in 2024 and assist BJP type its personal authorities within the meeting polls which might observe. All the rioters can be hung the other way up (‘ulta latka denge’),” he said at a rally in Bihar’s Hisua.

Jharkhand Loud Speaker Ram Navami Clash

Three policemen were injured after being allegedly attacked for stopping loud music during a Ram Navami procession in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district. When the procession reached Veer Kunwar Singh Chowk playing ‘DJ music’, three police officials received injuries after they were attacked for switching off the loud music.

“When they refused it, a magistrate seized the sound system and the vehicle. Those in the procession attacked the police, in which three policemen were severely injured. Among those injured were sub-inspector Sanjiv Kumar Pandey and constable Vikas Kumar Singh. They were admitted to hospital,” Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothe mentioned.

A case has been registered towards the president of the akhara, which organised the procession, and 200 ‘unnamed’ individuals on the Korra police station in reference to the incident.

Another case was registered towards an akhara on the Lohsinghna police station for allegedly hurling stones targetting a spot of worship throughout their procession on Saturday.

Right-wing Activist Booked for Hate Speech in Gujarat

Police have registered a primary info report (FIR) towards a right-wing lady activist, Kajal Hindustani at a ‘Hindu Sammelan’, over making alleged hate speech throughout an occasion organised on the event of Ram Navami on Thursday. The police on Sunday registered a case towards Hindustani and 50 folks on the cost of rioting following a communal conflict at Una city.

According to the police, a communal conflict erupted in a delicate space of Una city on Saturday evening with two teams hurling stones at one another as a result of speech of Hindustani on Thursday, through which she allegedly focused a minority neighborhood.

Police personnel have been deployed in delicate areas with a few of them patrolling. “Two State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) groups have been deployed in Una to date on this case,” Superintendent of Police Sripal Sheshma said.

In another similar case in Vadodara city on Saturday night, police arrested a right-wing activist Rohan Shah and some others for “hate speech” throughout a Ram Navami procession on Thursday.

The case towards them was registered underneath sections 153 (A) (selling enmity between completely different teams on grounds of faith, race, native land, residence) and 34 (widespread intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Shah is an area chief of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP).

Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh Named in Hate Speech FIR

Suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh was charged in a recent case and others over alleged intent to impress breach of peace, in reference to a speech that he delivered throughout a procession held as a part of Ram Navami pageant on March 30.

FIR was registered towards Raja Singh and others at Shahinayathgunj Police Station underneath IPC sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace) and 505 (2) on Saturday, based mostly on a criticism filed by a Sub-Inspector of Police who accused them of making enmity and hatred amongst completely different religions.

The complainant alleged that when the procession led by Raja Singh reached Chudi Bazar on March 30, the MLA delivered a speech saying that Hindu Rashtra ought to be established on this nation. After listening to his speech, a few of his followers waved pictures of Gandhi’s murderer Nathuram Godse within the procession and in addition raised slogans with the intention to create enmity amongst public on the grounds of faith

(With inputs from PTI)

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