Communal tensions in Maharashtra amid Hindutva group’s bandh over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
Separately, Muslim groups protested against a Hindu religious leader’s allegedly derogatory remarks about Islam.
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Communal tensions were reported in several districts of Maharashtra on Friday amid a bandh organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj, an umbrella group of Hindutva organisations, to protest the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, PTI reported.
Tensions were reported in Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalgaon and Ahmednagar districts.
Separately, Muslim groups also launched a protest in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar on Friday over Hindu religious leader Ramgiri Maharaj’s allegedly derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad, according to The Indian Express. The remarks were made recently at an event in Nashik and its video was widely shared on social media, the police said, according to PTI.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Violence broke out in Nashik, earlier today, during the protest march over the Bangladesh issue. pic.twitter.com/oFJSu4WOKw— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2024
In Nashik, tensions flared up after a confrontation between the two sides. Both the groups threw stones at each other, reported The Indian Express. The clashes left six police officials, including two inspectors and the deputy commissioner of police, and two civilians, injured.
“Police personnel, including State Reserve Police Force jawans, were deployed in the area to maintain peace,” Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik told PTI.
On Friday, the Nashik City Police said in a social media post that it was filing cases and arresting the miscreants.
Clashes between two groups were reported from our Bhadrakali Police Station area, earlier...
