Gandhiinagar News: A heavy stone pelting and arson incident has come to light at Garba Pandal in Dahegam area of Gandhinagar. This violence took place with a social media post, in which it was said to put up a poster ‘I Love Mahadev’. The miscreants started clashes with brick and stone in the dark streets, which later reached a fierce arson. More than 8 vehicles have been damaged in this violence so far. Before the police arrived at the scene, the shops were set on fire and the goods were taken out and burnt. The miscreants also threw stones at police vehicles, causing two vehicles to completely destroy.
Actually, the case of this whole incident is that an online posted was posted during Garba in Gujarat, which clashed between two communities. The incident took place late Wednesday night in Bahial village of Dahegam in Gandhinagar district. During this time people of both communities came down on stone pelting and vehicles were set on fire. This increased the terrible tension in the area. The incident took place during the ongoing Garba festival. Let me tell you, in this case, till now the police have said that 50 people have been detained.
After all, what was the whole matter?
The controversy started over a social media status. But on seeing this, the matter increased further during the Garba ceremony. Meanwhile, there was heavy stone pelting and stampede. More than 8 vehicles were damaged and a shop was vandalized and set on fire. The police, who were trying to bring the situation under control, were also attacked and two of their vehicles were destroyed in the violence.
What is the real cause of violence?
According to the police, a community boy wrote in his social media status that one should have written #ILoveMahadev instead of #ILovemuhammad. On this status of the boy, people from other communities were enraged and created a big ruckus at the boy’s tea shop. During this time a garba program was being held nearby and it was also targeted. According to the information, about 50 people have been detained in this case so far.
At the moment, information about casualties in this incident has not been revealed, but many people have been injured during the clash. Police say efforts are on to identify and arrest the people involved. The police have appealed to the people not to post anything online and cooperate fully till the investigation continues.