52 held following clashes during Ganesha procession at Nagamangala
The Hindu
The situation in Nagamangala town in Mandya district which witnessed violence on Wednesday night during a Ganesha immersion procession, was tense but under control on Thursday.
The situation in Nagamangala town in Mandya district which witnessed violence on Wednesday night during a Ganesha immersion procession, was tense but under control on Thursday.
There was no fresh untoward incidents, and 52 persons have been taken into custody.
Prohibitory orders are in place in the town till September 14 and about 600 police personnel, including those from the Karnataka State Reserve Police, have been deployed.
Though educational institutions remained closed as a precautionary measure on Thursday, Mandya Deputy Commissioner Kumar said that schools and colleges would remain open and function normally on Friday.
Violence broke out when the Ganesha procession stopped near a place of worship and youths raised slogans for a few minutes.
This led to members from the minority community assembling at the spot and raising slogans as well.
The police intervened and tried to goad the procession to move on but both the groups were by then engaged in sloganeering.
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