Talks were going on peacefully between the mosque committee and police officials when rumours suddenly spread that police were trying to stop the namaz altogether.
From the assassination of an AAP sarpanch in Amritsar to repeated gang-linked killings, drug smuggling routes, drone recoveries and controversial handling of separatist elements, the state faces mounting pressure as citizens question public safety and institutional accountability.
While the now arrested miscreants were vandalising police vehicles, assaulting local people and damaging public property on 29th June, visuals have surfaced showing them holding years and apologizing in the police station.
Meanwhile, Aligarh Police personnel have been deployed in the area after a recent incident of clashes between the Hindu Dalit and the Muslim community. The local Dalits have appealed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide them protection.
The Parliament was set to revise election laws following a Constitutional Court judgment on candidate age requirements, which rendered President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo's youngest son, 29-year-old Kaesang Pangarep, ineligible to contest elections. The legislature planned to make revisions to reverse this judgment.
There was a monetary dispute between Nihang Sikhs who attacked Shammi Puri for over 1.5 years. Nihang Parminder Singh had threatened Shammi over the phone previously but the family never thought he would come with other Nihangs and kill Shammi.
In a way, allowing them to contest elections can be seen as legitimizing their demands that would encourage separatist sentiments and destabilise the communal harmony in the region.