Days after a procession moving around for collecting donations for Ram temple was pelted with stones in Ujjain, a similar procession faced stone pelting in a village in Indore on Tuesday.
Heavy police force was deployed in the village after the incident. The incident happened after the religious group recited Hanuman Chalisa close to a religious shrine. Around a dozen persons part of the procession were injured in the incident.
The Hindutva procession moving around in village Chandankhedi was assaulted with stones by some locals in Gautampura police station area. The rally was taken out for collecting donation for the Ram temple being built in Ayodhya.
Two groups including those in the processions came face to face as the rally was moving from one village to another and in no time the tension escalated and the procession was attacked with stones.
A dozen injured in the attack were rushed to hospital and police force was deployed in the village to keep law and order in check. A small police team was deployed when the Hindutva rally was being taken out in the village based at Sanwer Road.
One of the injured Bheru Chaudhary said that their associates also used stones to save those injured in the assault and the police used force to disperse the violent mob.
Tension gripped the area after the incident and Hindutva leaders also reached the spot demanding arrest of the attackers.
Indore DIG Harinarayanchari Mishra said that the situation was tense yet under control. Additional police force has been rushed to the village and those responsible for the violence are being identified, he added.
A few days ago, a similar procession was attacked in Ujjain. Some locals atop a house had pelted the rally with stones and later the administration had razed down the illegally built structure.