Jharkhand : Heavy violence-firing in Ranchi, one killed, curfew in Ekra Masjid area

Violence erupted in Ranchi against the statement made by JP leader Nupur Sharma. The main road area of Ranchi turned into a battlefield. Suddenly, stone-pelting started on the police. The uncontrollable mob targeted the police and also threw stones at nearby shops and a religious place. The police who came forward to control the crowd also had to run away. In this stone pelting, several policemen including Daily Market station in-charge Awadhesh Thakur, Kotwali police station in-charge Shailesh Prasad have been seriously injured. The police opened fire to control the miscreants. At present the situation has been brought under control. The Thanedars and DSPs of all the police stations of Ranchi have reached the spot. Additional forces have been called from the police lines. At present, efforts are being made to control the situation.
Crowd of people after Namaz near Iqra Masjid
According to the information, violence took place in Ranchi against Nupur Sharma’s statement. The situation became completely uncontrollable. Many policemen were injured in the continuous firing and stone pelting. Awadhesh Thakur, station in-charge of Daily Market, has been seriously injured. Crowd of people after Namaz near Iqra Masjid in Ranchi. Curfew has been imposed in this area.
Firing continued for a long time to control the miscreants. Many officials, including Ranchi’s SDO City SP, are present at the spot. Policemen and miscreants were also shot during the ruckus. Dozens were injured in stone pelting. All have been sent to the hospital. Most stone pelting is reported near Bajrangbali temple in main road. There is also news of an attack on the temple.
Name of the injured policeman
- City SP Anshuman Kumar
- Awadhesh Thakur, Station House Officer of Dailymarket
- Kotwali Inspector Shailesh Prasad
A jawan has been shot in the leg. About a dozen people have been injured. According to the information received just now, one of the miscreants has died due to bullet injuries. However, the death has not been confirmed by the police yet. Dozens of vehicles parked in the taxi stand of Ranchi’s Daily Market were vandalized. A nearby cart was set on fire. Section 144 has been imposed in Ranchi’s Main Road. It is reported that Jap 3 constable Akhilesh Yadav has been shot. Section 144 has been imposed in all sensitive areas on the orders of SDM. The police are roaming around and ordering people to go to their homes through loudspeakers.
According to the information, the miscreants of the particular community fired about 25 bullets at the police. First the miscreants opened fire. After which the soldiers fired more than 150 bullets on the orders of the DC. Had the police not opened fire, the situation would have worsened.
Questions are being raised on the Intelligence of Ranchi Police
According to the information, khichdi of nuisance was cooking a day before in Hindpiri, Ranchi. The shops were closed since this morning. It was Namaz day but security arrangements were negligible. When the ruckus increased, additional force was observed in a hurry. Ranchi DIG Anish Gupta, SSP Surendra Kumar Jha reached the spot and handled the situation. The immediate situation as of now is that the situation is tense but under control.
Poster found of Arrest Nupur Sharma
A poster bearing the name of BJP leader Nupur Sharma has been found from the spot. On which the matter of arresting Nupur Sharma has been written. Arrest is written in English, the hashtag ‘Nupur Sharma’ is written just below it. According to the information, the miscreants came out with the same poster.

Police force patrol from Albert Ekka Chowk to Ratan Talkies
SDO Deepak Dubey is patrolling with police force from Albert Ekka Chowk to Ratan Talkies. Instructing people who have come out of their homes to go to their homes.
Curfew in main road, Jharkhand ATS also reached the spot
Ranchi DC Chhavi Ranjan has given her statement while talking to the media. He has said that curfew has been imposed in the main road of Ranchi. Curfew has been imposed for 500-500 meters on both sides of the road from Sujata Chowk to Firayalal in the main road. Jharkhand ATS team has also reached the spot.
14 injured admitted in RIMS
Firing was done by the administration to disperse the crowd. 14 people are injured in this firing. Neuro is a serious one. All the injured are being treated at RIMS. A jawan of the same Dhanbad district has also been shot in the leg. He is being treated at RIMS Emergency. The security arrangements at RIMS have been beefed up after the incident.
List of injured
- Mohammed Sarfaraz (29) years
- Akhilesh Kumar Police personnel (35) years
- Kaifi (22) years
- Nadeem Ansari (24) years
- Shahbaz (26) years
- Mohammed Tabraq (24) years
- Mohammed Sahil (24) years
- Mohammed Sufyan (22) years
- Sabir Ansari (28) years
- Mohammed Usman (17) years
- Tabraq (18) years
- Mohammed Afsar (25) years
Two policemen Bihar minister Nitin Naveen was attacked by miscreants, vandalized the vehicle
Bihar’s Road Construction Minister Nitin Naveen was also attacked by miscreants. His car has been vandalized. Naveen is a minister in the Nitish government from the BJP quota. The police somehow scouted and pulled out somehow.
Raghuvar Das tweeted saying that I strongly condemn the sabotage done by anti-social elements
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das tweeted that he strongly condemns the vandalism by anti-social elements in the main road of the capital Ranchi. The government should leave vote bank politics and take strict action against the culprits, otherwise such incidents will increase in the coming days.
राजधानी रांची के मेन रोड में असामाजिक तत्वों द्वारा की गई तोड़-फोड़ की कड़ी भर्त्सना करता हूं।
— Raghubar Das (@dasraghubar) June 10, 2022
सरकार वोट बैंक की राजनीति छोड़ कर दोषियों पर कड़ी कार्रवाई करें, नहीं तो इस तरह की घटनाएं आने वाले दिनों में और बढ़ेंगी।@HMOIndia @BJP4India
Babulal Marandi tweeted and said – there cannot be a nuisance unintentionally, there is a big conspiracy behind it
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP Legislature Party leader Babulal Marandi tweeted that such a large-scale riot with weapons, stones cannot happen spontaneously, obviously there must have been a big conspiracy behind it.
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