Protest against mosque in Uttarkashi turns violent, over 30 people injured
The Hindu
Violent rally in Uttarakhand demanding mosque demolition injures police and protesters, sparking clashes and injuries.
Five police personnel and more than 30 people were injured after a rally taken out by right-wing groups demanding demolition of a mosque turned violent in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Thursday (October 24, 204).
The protesters threw stones at the police, who resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.
The Jan Akrosh Rally was organised under the banner of the Sanyukt Sanatan Dharma Rakshak Dal. Members of the Bajrang Dal, the Devbhoomi Raksha Abhiyan, other right- wing organisations and local traders participated.
The protesters alleged that the mosque, which sits near the Kashi Vishwanath temple, was illegally built on government land and demanded its removal at the earliest.
Talking to The Hindu, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Amit Srivastava said the protesters had taken permission for the rally. Considering the ongoing Char Dham Yatra, the police had chalked a route for the rally.
“In the afternoon, the protesters were marching in the main market of the town and this is when they attempted to break through the police barricades on Bhatwadi Road. Police tried to stop them and they threw stones at us. We had to use force to disperse the crowd,” the officer said.
He said that five police personnel were injured and that a first information report would be filed in the matter soon.
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