The district administration of Neemuch has decided to impose prohibitory orders under section 144. The order was passed after some people placed an idol of Lord Hanuman near a dargah, leading to a clash between two groups in the old Kachari area.
“During the brawl, some people pelted stones in which 3-4 motorcycles were damaged, but no one was injured. Sufficient police force deployed,” SP Neemuch said last night.
Earlier last month, over 200 people, including 11 office-bearers of Muslim Intejamiya Samiti, were booked in protest against police action following communal violence on Ram Navami on April 10 in Khargone and Barwani districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Kotwali police station officer Ajay Sarwan said that the mob took out a protest march to the SP office on Friday without taking permission of the officials and violating prohibitory orders. He said, “Among those who have been booked under IPC section 188 is Muslim Intejamia Committee chairman Rasul Pathan. Others are being identified and notices have been issued for the protesters to come. Offensive slogans were also raised.”