Six persons got seriously injured when a dispute between the organisers of traditional arms rehearsal at Argora Chowk and members of Chotanagpur Club took an ugly turn on the issue of prize distribution early in the morning on Tuesday. Two persons Bali Sahu and Sonu Sahu have reportedly been arrested following named FIR was lodged against them and 20-25 unidentified persons in this regard.
“Named FIR has been lodged against Bali Sahu and Sonu Sahu and and a handful of other unidentified persons following a dispute which erupted between the organizers and the Chotanagpur Club of Chutia on the issue distribution of prize at the end of traditional arms rehearsal competition at Argora Chowk,” said Officer in Charge of Argora Thana Ratibhan Singh. Six persons have been injured during the incident and have been admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi.
Meanwhile, the District Administration has divided Ranchi city into seven zones deploying Magistrates in each of the Zones along with a DSP rank officer in it. Police said that a close vigil on miscreants will also be kept through more than 200 CCTV cameras installed at various vulnerable locations around the city.
“Static forces have also been deployed at various sensitive points along with patrolling parties which will keep on moving in their specified areas,” said SP City Kishore Kaushal. The main procession however, will be escorted by the police party from all sides, he added.
“On the demands of various Mahavir Mandal Samities, arrangement of lights has been made by the District Administration at various locations,” said the SP. More than 200 CCTV cameras have also been installed at various sensitive locations so that a close eye could be kept on the procession, he added.
“In special cases, Drone cameras will also be used in order to reach out to each and every individual in the procession,” said Kaushal. Police personnel will also be deployed in civil uniforms along with the more than 100 volunteers provided by the Mahavir Mandal Samitis who will constantly keep on updating the control room regarding the activities in the procession, added the SP.
“The volunteers have been issued identity cards to avoid any sort of confusion between them and the police,” SP said. One company of Rapid Action Force has also been provided to the District Administration to control the crowd during Ramnavmi, he said.
The SP informed that more than 200 police personnel have been deployed for Ramnavami. Water cannon and tear gas squads have also been arranged to deal with any untoward situation, he added.
Entry for heavy vehicles has also been banned from 8 am to 6 pm on April 5 till 4 am on April 6 in the city for smooth movement of procession.
According to Secretary of Ranchi Mahavir Mandal Samiti Shankar Prasad, more than 20 lakh people from 2500 Akharas will take part in the procession which will start from Mahavir Chowk and will go till Tapovan Mandir near Over Bridge where ‘Ram-Bharat Milap’ will take place.
“Ramnavami of 2017 has been dedicated to Mata Anjani with an intention to promote ‘Anjani Dham’ in Gumla as an International tourist spot for which we have also written letters to Chief Minister, Governor and even to the Prime Minister,” said Prasad. He said that there was no dispute with District Administration regarding the route of the procession as they will take only the traditional routes being taken by their forefathers.