Situation Tense In Karnataka’s Mandya After Stones, Footwear Hurled At Ganpati Procession

Tension gripped Nagamangala town in Karnataka’s Mandya and prohibitory orders were issued after stones and footwear were hurled at a Ganpati procession on Thursday.

According to sources, some miscreants hurled stones and footwear at a Ganpati procession that was proceeding for idol immersion, sparking communal tensions in the town. Following this, Hindu youngsters staged a protest outside a local police station seeking action against the miscreants, who were allegedly from a different community.

Police officials had to resort to lathicharge after the crowd tried to torch a few push carts, two-wheelers and a cloth shop. The crowd was disbursed after a lot of efforts.