Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot said that during the siege, two groups clashed. They pelted stones at each other in which some policemen were injured and a police vehicle was also damaged.
गुजरात: सूरत में गणपति उत्सव के दौरान पथराव, लोगों ने घेरा थाना, पुलिस ने किया लाठीचार्ज, 32 आरोपी गिरफ्तार
During the Ganpati festival in Surat city of Gujarat, some people allegedly attacked a person Stones were pelted at a pandal due to which the idol of Lord Ganesha was damaged. Police gave this information on Monday. Some minors were detained in connection with this incident that took place in Syedpura late on Sunday night. After this, about 300 people protested at Lalgate police station. gheraoed and protested the action against members of their community.
Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot told reporters that during the siege, two groups pelted stones at each other in which some policemen were injured and a police vehicle was also damaged. He said that the police used force to disperse the crowd. lathicharge and tear gas shells were fired.
Officials said that so far 32 people have been detained in connection with these incidents and two separate FIRs have been registered.
Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi and senior police officials visited the spot and promised strict action against the culprits. “Everyone who disturbs the peace of the city will be arrested and no one will be spared,” Sanghvi told reporters.
Police According to reports, some miscreants travelling in an autorickshaw threw stones at the Ganesh pandal, which damaged the idol. The police have detained some minors in this connection and they have been brought to Lalgate police station.
Gehlot said when the mob surrounded the police station to protest the detention of people from their community, two groups started pelting stones at each other, injuring some policemen.
“We have CCTV footage,” he said. There are footage and video recordings which will be used to arrest the accused and give them severe punishment.”
Those who allegedly threw stones at the statue have been booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code These include unlawful assembly, damaging or desecrating place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class, and insulting the religion or religious beliefs of any class with intent to outrage its religious feelings. It includes deliberate and malicious acts.
The police said that the members of the mob involved in the violence have been booked under the charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and damaging public property etc.
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