“‘Collected stones in advance, wielding swords’: 32 persons booked, 15 arrested for pelting stones on Shri Ram’s Shobha Yatra in Kheralu, Mehsana”, Opindia, January 23, 2024:

“Gujarat Police have initiated stern action on the stone pelting incident on Shri Ram’s Shobha Yatra that took place in Kheralu, Mehsana district on Sunday (21st January). The Kheralu Police has filed an FIR in this case and booked 32 individuals from the Muslim community. Earlier, 15 accused were arrested in a combing operation following the stone pelting incident in the night. 

The complainant has been filed by PSI J.K. Gadvi of Kheralu Town police station. According to media reports, the complaint states that the accused hatched a planned conspiracy and pelted stones at the Shobha Yatra of Lord Shri Ram in Kheralu. For this, stones were collected on the rooftops of the houses of Belim Vas, which is a Muslim locality. Additionally, carrying swords and other weapons in hand, they attacked the devotees involved in the Shobha Yatra.

According to the complaint, the accused, armed with weapons, ran after those involved in the Shobha Yatra and damaged the tractors involved in the yatra. They also hit some devotees involved in the yatra with swords, one of whom sustained serious injuries. While PSI Gadvi was also injured due to stone pelting…..”

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