Shajapur, Jan 9: The district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 in three areas of Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur city after a communal procession in the name of Ram led to a clash near a Masjid.
One person was injured in the incident which took place in Magaria area last evening, a police official said, adding that adequate security has been deployed in the area and an FIR registered in this connection.
Shajapur Collector Riju Bafna in a post on X said Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been imposed with immediate effect in three areas - Magaria, Kachhiwada and Lalpura.
The situation is currently peaceful and a case has been registered against the suspects and further legal action is being taken, he said.
It is claimed that seven-eight persons stopped a group of Hindutva activists on Nag-Nagin Road near a mosque at around 8:30 pm on Monday when the latter were taking out evening procession ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.
As per the First Information Report (FIR) registered on a complaint by one Mohit Rathore, who was part of the procession, the persons told them not to take out the procession from the area and a group of people gathered there subsequently.
He also claimed that the procession participants were manhandled and stones were pelted at them.The complainant went on to claim that they were also attacked with swords and stones were hurled from rooftops.
Following the complaint, the police registered the FIR against 24 identified people and 15-20 unidentified persons.
Ujjain's divisional commissioner Sanjay Goyal and Inspector General Santosh Kumar Singh reached the spot after the incident.
Shajapur MLA Arun Bhimawad went to a local police station after the incident and demanded action against the accused.
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