Three people were injured in violence that erupted in Vadodara during the immersion procession of Tajiya during Muharram on Sunday after some elements resorted to stone pelting.
Police fired three rounds and 4 teargas shells in an attempt to restore law and order. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital.
Meanwhile, over a dozen people have been detained by the police in Kanpur after similar clashes broke out between members of the two communities during a Muharram procession, who threw vehicles bricks at each other and torched vehicles, police said. The situation is not under control in the district.
The incident occurred when the procession deviated from its fixed route. Perturbed, some members of another community started throwing stones at it in Parampurva area, Inspector General of Police (Kanpur zone) Alok Singh said.
Two cars and four motorcycles were set on fire during the clash. Police resorted to baton-charge to control the situation, the IG said. He said three people were injured in the incident.
Four companies (around 400 personnel) of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and a company of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been deployed in the area to maintain peace.
A senior official in Lucknow said the situation was being closely monitored. A similar incident happened in Rawatpur village in the district, but it was nipped in the bud.
HALF-A-DOZEN PEOPLE INJURED IN BALLIA
Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia, nearly half-a-dozen people were injured after members of two commmunities clashed over a petty dispute involving children in Sikandarpur, an official said.
The incident took place at a Durga Puja fair on Sunday evening, District Magistrate Surendra Vikram said when a quarrel between two children degenerated into a clash between two communities after their parents got involved.
“There were reports of stone pelting,” Vikram said.
The district magistrate said the police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
“Police and provincial armed constabulary (PAC) personnel have been deployed at the spot. The situation is under control”, he added.
