Soon after the afternoon prayers, members of the minority community took to the streets. While large-scale demonstrations were peaceful in Gujarat, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Maharashtra and Telangana, violence in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Jharkhand left several people, including around 40 policemen, injured.
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In Bengal, protests in Howrah turned violent, injuring at least 12 policemen, forcing authorities to shut down internet services in the district till 6 am on Monday. The protesters fought a fierce battle with the police on NH-6, damaged police vehicles and resorted to arson. A group of protesters attacked domjur Police station with brick and stone. The protesters blocked roads and railway tracks at many places for the second consecutive day, causing traffic to come to a standstill, causing inconvenience to commuters.
Protests in Kolkata remained peaceful, but there was massive traffic disruption in Park Circus and Kidarpur areas. There were also protests from across the state, but there were no other reports of violence.
In Uttar Pradesh, protests turned violent in Prayagraj and Moradabad, where crowds spiraled out of control. In Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Hathras, Ambedkar Nagar, Moradabad and Firozabad, more than a hundred people were arrested for disturbing the peace. In Prayagraj, police had to use force against some stone-pelters to prevent violence, injuring at least 12 policemen and an RAF personnel. No untoward incident was reported from Kanpur, affected by the violence that started after the protests last Friday.
In Jharkhand, more than a dozen policemen were among those injured in violence that broke out during a scheduled protest called by traders in Ranchi. The demonstration suddenly turned violent and some protesters pelted stones at the police and resorted to arson. Several vehicles were damaged in the violence and a group of protesters also attacked shops near the place of worship. The police had to fire rubber bullets at some places to quell the protest. By evening, the administration imposed prohibitory orders in Sujata Chowk and Albert Ekka Chowk, one of the busiest areas of the state capital.
In Bihar, a large number of Muslims took to the streets after offering prayers at mosques in the towns of Nawada, Biharsharif and Ara. The protest was largely peaceful, except in Nawada, where some people pelted stones.
Hundreds of people took to the streets after Friday prayers in Old City area of Hyderabad. The protests broke out soon after the culmination of prayers at the iconic Mecca Masjid. As a delegation including Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdullahian was present to offer prayers at Mecca Masjid, the group waited for them to leave before taking to the streets.
Members of the minority community in Madhya Pradesh hold a peaceful protest in Vidisha Chhindwara Submitted memorandum to the districts and administration demanding action against Nupur Sharma.
Immediately after the mass prayer in Ahmedabad, people started gathering in Dariyapur and Mirzapur. The protesters were holding placards, expressing their love for them. prophet Demanded to arrest Sharma under UAPA.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at Muslim Chowk in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi demanding action against Sharma.
In Delhi, protesters gathered outside the historic JAMA Masjid After Friday prayers, they took placards in their hands and raised slogans against Sharma and Jindal.