Tension Grips Karnataka's Mandya After Stones Pelted At Ganesh Idol Procession

Mandya:  Tension gripped Karnataka’s Mandya District on Wednesday night after allegedly stones were pelted at a Ganesh Idol procession near a dargah on Mysuru Road located in Nagamangala town. During the incident, several people including a few police personnel sustained injuries. As tension prevailed in the town, police had to use lathi-charges to bring the situation under control.

According to the sources, the incident occurred, while the youths of Badarikoppalu village had taken out a Ganesha idol immersion procession in the town. As the procession was about to cross the road near a dargah, a heated argument erupted between the Hindu and the people from the Muslim community over the procession being taken on the Mysuru road.

Reports suggested that during the altercation, a few miscreants allegedly started pelting stones at the procession. Not only this, it is being alleged that a few miscreants even displayed lethal weapons.

Meanwhile, the people participating in the procession, irked by the stone pelting incident, placed the Ganesha idol in front of the police station, and staged a massive protest seeking justice. More people gathered outside the police station after learning about the incident. They staged a protest demanding the police to give permission to take out a procession on the Mysuru Road.

A group had also set fire to a few shops and torched tyres and expressed their outrage. Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire.

Due to the incident, the vehicle riders plying on the Mysuru-Nagamangala-Bellur road chose to pass on the alternative road via Bindiganavile, Bogadi route. Police higher officers are camping in the village and additional police are deployed as a precautionary measure.