Stone pelting on Lord Ram’s procession in Gujarat, police fired tear gas shells
Gujarat Police said on Sunday that stone pelting took place at the “shobha yatra” of Lord Ram in Mehsana district. After this, tear gas shells were released to control the crowd. According to news agency PTI, the incident took place in Kheralu town ahead of the massive ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday. Inspector General of Police Virendra Singh Yadav said that three shells had to be fired to control the situation.
“Fifteen people have been detained following a search operation at the spot. The police personnel accompanying the Shobha Yatra took immediate action to prevent any (further) incident and brought the situation under control,” the IG said. ” He said it did not appear that anyone was seriously injured in the stone pelting. The situation at the incident site is peaceful and police patrolling has been increased in the area.
