Hindu procession suffers attack in Petlad taluka

Anand: Unidentified persons allegedly pelted stones on a Hindu religious procession when it was passing next to a masjid in Boriya village of Petlad taluka in Anand district on Tuesday.

A Rath of Mataji was passing along with 100 to 150 persons and DJ at night on Tuesday at Boriya village. Several people stopped the procession when it was proceeding next to a masjid and refused to play music near the masjid. They then removed the key from the DJ’s vehicle. A fight took place between groups following the same.

Later, the stone pelting by some people was allegedly done for about 15 to 20 minutes. The police have booked around 100 unidentified persons in this case. The police conducted an inquiry of 5 persons after identifying them and bringing them to the police station on Wednesday. DeshGujarat