Khargone Violence | Stones, petrol bombs, rods used to attack Ram Navami procession: FIR

New Delhi: The situation remained tense after violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone, the seventh day of curfew in the area.

Khargone is now being discussed all over the country as there was fierce violence on the day of Ram Navami on April 10.

ABP News has accessed two FIR copies in connection with the Khargone violence case, which resulted in communal clashes.

According to the information, a case was registered against 21 accused on the first day of the violence and two FIRs were registered in this regard.

According to the FIR, the rioters were carrying stones, petrol bombs, rods and other useful weapons. The FIR also mentions that the procession was first pelted with stones and then arson.

It is being told that the miscreants looted many houses and set them on fire.

A total of 44 FIRs have been registered and 148 people arrested on the basis of other complainants.

A case was registered against all the accused from Sanjay Nagar area near Talab Chowk Masjid.

Talking about the curfew in Khargone, the Commissioner of Indore Zone said: “Curfew will remain in force at night, but soon the administration may take a decision to lift the curfew during the day.”

The Superintendent of Police, who is taking full responsibility of the city’s security, had said earlier on Saturday that the curfew has been relaxed twice a day.

He said that four people from Gujarat have been detained by the police in connection with the violence.

On April 10, the first Ram Navami procession in Khargone town of Madhya Pradesh was pelted with stones, leading to incidents of arson, following which the authorities imposed curfew in some areas.