Nanded (Maharashtra): At least 4 police personnel had been injured after a mob of sword-wielding males on Monday went on a rampage exterior a gurudwara after being denied permission to carry a public procession in Maharashtra’s Nanded because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Several visuals have emerged from the incident exhibiting the sword-wielding mob barging out of the gurdwara, breaking the barricades put up by police and attacking the policemen after permission to have a good time ‘Hola Mohalla’ custom was denied. Several autos had been additionally broken within the violence.
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News company PTI quoted Nanded Range DIG Nisar Tamboli saying, “Permission for the Hola Mohalla public procession was not granted due to the pandemic. The gurdwara committee was informed and they had assured us that they would abide by our directives and hold the event inside the gurdwara premises.”
“However, when the Nishan Sahib was brought at the gate around 4 pm, several participants started arguing and over 300 youth stormed out of the gate, broke the barricades and began attacking the policeman,” official added.
As per newest updates, one of many 4 injured constables continues to be severe. An FIR has been registered in opposition to not less than 200 folks below sections 307 (try to homicide), 324 (voluntary inflicting damage with harmful weapons), 188 (Disobeying the order of public servant), 269 (Negligent act more likely to unfold an infection) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The police have filed three completely different instances within the matter and arrested not less than 18 folks thus far, who had been indulged in violence.
