Thursday, October 10, 2024
HomeNews ReportsGujarat: Muslim mob tries to attack Ganesh Visarjan Yatra in Vaso, Kheda for playing...

Gujarat: Muslim mob tries to attack Ganesh Visarjan Yatra in Vaso, Kheda for playing DJ while passing through a mosque, 11 arrested

A row erupted in Gujarat's Kheda after a Muslim mob confronted a Ganesh Visarjan procession for playing music and DJ while passing through a road having a mosque. The mob had threatened the Hindu devotees against playing music, leading to communal tensions in the region.

On Tuesday, 17th September, massive chaos erupted in Kheda, Gujarat after a Ganesha Visharan procession was almost attacked by a Muslim mob of around 150-200 Muslims. The Hindu participants of the procession were confronted with sticks and pipes as the procession passed by the mosque. As per the local reports, an argument initially erupted over the DJ music played in the procession. The Muslim mob happened to protest against the DJ sound before confronting the participants over the issue.

The Police arrived at the spot and immediately took control of the situation. 11 people have been arrested in the case and several others have been booked. Notably, all the accused persons are believed to be belonging to the Muslim community. 

According to the information received, the Ganesh Visharan procession took place on Tuesday, September 17th in the villages of the Kheda district. The Hindu participants played a DJ system. A little further away, when a DJ arrived near the Jama Masjid in the bazaar, some fanatical Muslims became agitated and started clamouring for a DJ to be played near the mosque. After this, the accused Muslims launched an attack on the procession using pipes and sticks.

Vaso police and senior officials responded swiftly after the crime was reported. The district police head and DySP also hurried to the scene. Before the incident escalated into a fight, the cops intervened. However, a considerable crowd had assembled at the spot. MLA Kalpesh Parmar also hurried to the scene as soon as the incident was reported.

11 Muslim accused arrested

Regarding this incident, an officer at the Vaso police station told OpIndia that there was a dispute over the DJ playing near the mosque. However, the police took control of the situation before any fights or assaults took place. But there was some friction, as per the police. He further said that a case has been registered against the accused under various sections of BNS (Indian Judicial Code) and 11 accused have also been arrested. He also said that all these accused belong to the Muslim community and they rushed to the spot with smoking pipes. Police have said that further investigation is going on in this matter.

Kheda district police chief Rajesh Garhia also spoke to the media that there was a clash over a DJ playing near the mosque in Vaso. But the police presence was also there and more police teams had also arrived, so the matter was settled on both sides. He further said that a case has been registered against 10-12 accused by the organizer of Ganesh Mandal whose procession was attacked on Tuesday. Among them, 11 Muslim accused have been arrested.

Join OpIndia's official WhatsApp channel

  Support Us  

Whether NDTV or 'The Wire', they never have to worry about funds. In name of saving democracy, they get money from various sources. We need your support to fight them. Please contribute whatever you can afford

OpIndia Staff
OpIndia Staffhttps://www.opindia.com
Staff reporter at OpIndia

Related Articles

Trending now

Recently Popular

- Advertisement -