The incident took place at Hindustan Chowk in Dumraon village under Ichak block. Many people have been injured in the violence, and are being treated in the Hazaribagh Sadar Hospital. Trainee IPS Shruti Agarwal, BDO Santosh Kumar, CO Ramji Prasad Gupta etc. are camping at the spot.
Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Kamal Goutaam said in a Facebook post that local Muslims in Illewal opposed the bhandarasaying they would not allow any Hindu religious event. When Hindus objected, they opened fire and attacked Hindus.
Gopanath Mahadev's shrine is located near Zanzmer village in Talaja taluka, Bhavnagar district. OpIndia's team visited this old temple in Bhavnagar. The team discovered that the temple was attacked the Islamists in the 16th century killing numerous Hindus.
A singer from Bilaspur, Rakhi Gautam, sang a number of Bollywood songs including "Bahon mein chale aao", "Ladka aankh maare", "Saat samundar paar" and "Ishq di gali vich no entry" at the Shivratri Festival.
Islamic radicals have once more targeted Sara Ali Khan for posting a photo of herself with a Lord Shiva idol and the words 'Jai Bholenath' on Maha Shivratri. She received vicious reactions from Muslim users who questioned her morality and beliefs.
Jharkhand Government said that route of Shiv Baraat for Shivratri in Deoghar was changed as there was possibility of obstruction in the route selected by the committee
"We will try to create a world record by lighting 21 lakh earthen lamps. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also attend the event," said State Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday.