Earlier in the day, the police arrested five persons after clashes broke out between Hindu and Muslim communities near Pahadi temple.
Ranchi: Jharkhand Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh announced an indefinite fast at Kotwali Police station on Wednesday. He is protesting against the arrest of Hindu men over communal clashes that earlier rocked the town.
“This protest is against the police who always take action against the majority community, while the criminals from the other community go scot-free,” Singh told reporters.
Earlier in the day, the police arrested five persons after clashes broke out between Hindu and Muslim communities near Pahadi temple.
“The Hindus had on Tuesday accused the Muslims of the area of desecrating the prayer site. The issue was, however, resolved following police intervention. But on Wednesday, members of the two communities once again clashed and pelted stones at each other. “Some people including policemen and media persons were injured in the stone-pelting incident. Extra forces have been deployed and Section 144 imposed in the area,” City SP Aman Kumar told the media,” a report said.
“Singh further said that he will not leave until the detained persons were released. He said the police should have tried to resolve the matter instead of taking action against “innocent” people. He also alleged that the police had been targeting people of the majority community,” reported the New Indian Express.
“In another incident, on Tuesday, six policemen had received injuries in clashes between the members of two communities in the state’s Koderma district. The problem had begun on Tuesday night when Hindu community members were going for the immersion of Lord Vishwakarma’s idol in Jaynagar of Koderma district. The firecrackers used by Hindus on the occasion were opposed by the minority community members. Later, they started pelting stones at each other in which six policemen and some other others were injured,” the report said.
In a Facebook video by BJP Ranchi Mahanagar, it is seen that the protestors were shouting slogans in praise of BJP and asking Hindus and Police force to open their eyes to discrimination against Hindus. There were inflammatory and derogatory comments made about Muslims. It was seen as inciting violence and possibly cause riots.