- By Nidhi Giri
- Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:30 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Gujarat: Six people have been arrested in the Sayedpura area of Surat after they allegedly pelted stones at a Ganesh pandal, informed state home minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday. The vibrant festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha and is filled with a rich array of traditions, rituals and creative displays throughout India.
“In the Sayedpura area of Surat, six people pelted stones on the Ganesh Pandal. All these six people were arrested and the police have also arrested the other 27 people who were involved in encouraging such an incident,” he said.
Police have been dispatched to various parts of Surat.
Surat police commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot told ANI, “Some children pelted stones at a Ganesh pandal, after which a clash broke out. The police immediately took away those children from there.”
“With the help of CCTV footage and video cameras, we are identifying the real culprits,” he added.
The police also carried out lathi charges and used teargas while trying to find the perpetrators. All those who allegedly disturbed the otherwise peaceful event were rounded up by the police. The Surat commissioner stated that 1,000 personnel had been deployed to maintain law and order in the city.
The investigation into the case is still ongoing. Protests erupted in the city after the stone pelting incident.
Meanwhile, in West Bengal’s capital Kolkata, many committees have used their Ganesh pandals as a means to register protest and condemn the rape and murder of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at the RG Kar Hospital and Medical College on August 9.
Many Ganesh pandals in Kolkata featured messages calling for justice for the victim and her family, with festivities maintaining a sombre tone in view of the murder and subsequent agitation.