Tension prevailed in Giridih town and its surrounding areas on Sunday after a few miscreants pelted stones on a rally organised in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and Swami Vivekananda’s Birth Anniversary.
Thousands of locals associated with more than dozen organisations participated in the rally carrying tri-colours and raising ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans.
The rally that started from Jhanda ground road was set to culminate at the same spot after moving through different areas of the town.
As rally reached Moulana Ajad chowk, a minority-dominated area, near BBC road, a few miscreants started pelting stones. In which one police constable and dozen people were seriously injured. The situation went out of control, but police team deployed for the rally brought it under control.
As soon as the news of stone-pelting spread across the town, business establishments pulled down shutters resulting in an unofficial bandh.
However, soon after the incident, DC Rahul Kumar Sinha and SP Surendra Kumar Jha alongwith additional police forces reached the spot and took the situation under control.
Source said that police personnel, who were engaged in security arrangements in rally were also pelted with stones when they proceeded to calm the protestors. Police had to fire tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.
The Deputy commissioner and SP, who reached the spot, said that those who try to spoil the atmosphere will not be spared and strict legal action will be taken against them.
To avert any untoward incident, additional police forces have been deployed in the area.