Bulldozer Action In Mumbai Where Clashes Took Place After Ram Temple Rally

Mumbai:

Bulldozers – escorted by a big power of police and safety personnel – have torn down “unlawful” constructions in Mumbai’s Mira Street suburb, which noticed violence earlier than and after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ‘pran pratishtha’ of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday.

Police stated 15 “unlawful” properties within the space are being bulldozed – an experiment initiated by the Uttar Pradesh authorities after which adopted by a number of different BJP-led states towards criminals at the same time as numerous detractors query the authority and legality of such motion.

Movies of the incidents from Sunday night and Monday afternoon, the latter hours after the contentious consecration of the temple – lots of which had been broadly shared on social media – confirmed two teams throwing stones at one another.

By Monday night time police had arrested over a dozen individuals in reference to the clashes, which erupted as a Shri Ram Shobha Yatra was passing via Mira Street’s Naya Nagar space. The procession, which had vehicles and bikes with saffron flags, was attacked by a mob with stones, police stated, including some individuals had been injured within the incident.

The police stated the “unlawful” encroachments by the accused are being bulldozed – an experiment initiated by the Uttar Pradesh authorities after which adopted by a number of different BJP-led states towards criminals.

The mob additionally vandalised the vehicles with stones and sticks, they stated.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted on X Monday night time that “anybody attempting to disrupt regulation and order” within the state could be punished severely.

“The whole particulars of the incident within the Naya Nagar space of Mira-Bhyander had been taken final night time solely. I used to be in fixed contact with the Mira-Bhyander Police Commissioner until 3.30 am Monday.”

“Police have been instructed to take strict motion towards the accused. On this case, 13 accused have been detained thus far and the method of figuring out the opposite accused is underway by checking the CCTV footage. Anybody attempting to disrupt regulation and order in Maharashtra is not going to be tolerated,” he stated.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Jayant Bajbale instructed reporters the battle broke out 11 pm on Sunday “when some individuals of the Hindu group had been elevating slogans in three-four automobiles…”

“Shortly after, an argument broke out between the Hindu group and a few individuals belonging to the Muslim group. Seeing the deteriorating scenario, the police automobile instantly reached the spot and took some individuals into custody,” he was quoted by information company PTI.

Mr Bajbale later stated the scenario had been introduced underneath management and a flag march carried out.