Tension prevailed in Meerut after an unknown miscreant damaged the dome of a mosque on Monday night. The incident came to notice on Tuesday morning, after which a heavy police force was deployed to avert any untoward incident. Senior officers claimed to have registered a case and were making efforts to identify the accused.
According to the information, the dome of the Eidgah at Bhainsa village on NH-119 in the area was damaged by some anti-social elements. Upon receiving this information in the morning, people from Muslim community gathered at the scene and created a ruckus.
Several officers, including the naib tehsildar and the circle officer, reached the spot. The officials calmed the people by assuring them that the damaged site would be repaired.
Some locals said that even a year ago, anti-social elements had vandalised the Eidgah. At that time the people of the community themselves got the repairs done. They demanded the arrest of the accused.
Some locals said that even a year ago, anti-social elements had vandalised the Eidgah. At that time, the community members themselves got the repairs done. They are now demanding the arrest of the accused.
Meanwhile, in the Padrauna area of Kushinagar, members of two communities engaged in stone pelting on each other, resulting in a dozen injuries.
Reports said that an altercation broke out between Satyanarayan Chauhan and Darud Ansari while working in the fields on Monday evening in Jangal Karmaul village of Sadar Kotwali area.
Enraged by this, the people of Satyanarayan Chauhan’s side gathered at the door of Darud Ansari late at night and started pelting bricks and stones. Someone called 112 to inform them about this. People from the other party also started fighting in front of the police who arrived after some time.
Enraged by this, people from Satyanarayan Chauhan’s side gathered at Darud Ansari’s door late at night and began pelting bricks and stones. Someone called 112 to report the incident. Members from the other party also engaged in a confrontation in front of the police. However, the police pacified both sides and registered a cross-case in this regard.