Stone pelting from the rooftops on Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri, police vehicles torched, used firearms to attack police: Ambush on Hindu holy expedition continues in the country, one policeman shot
Attack on Hindu religious processions continues in the country, with the latest incident reported from the national capital Delhi. According to early reports, a Hanuman Jayanti procession was attacked by stone pelters in the Jahangarapuri area in Delhi, and several people were injured in the incident.
When the Hanuman Jayanti Shobhayatra was passing through the C block of the Jahangiurpuri, suddenly some people pelted stones on the process from the rooftops in the area. After the attack, the people in the process also started pelting stones at the attackers in retaliation and triggered communal violence in the process.
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The mob then turned more violent and attacked the police deployed with the procession. Several police vehicles were also torched by the attackers. According to Republic TV, the mob also used firearms to attack the police, and one policeman was shot in the arm.
The sub-inspector and other injured persons have been admitted to the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital. It is feared that more people and police may have been injured in the attack and gunfire.
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After the violence, forces of Rapid Action Force and several companies of Delhi police have been deployed to the Jahangirpuri area to prevent more violence.
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Videos posted on social media show the violence during the Hanuman Jayanti procession.
Police say now the situation is under control in the area.
This is the latest in a series of attacks on Hindu processions this week on the occasions of the Hindu new year, Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, etc. Several such incidents have taken place in several states in the country in the past week.
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