• By Kamal Kumar
  • Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:54 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Mira Road Violence:  The Mumbai administration took stern action against the perpetrators of yesterday's violent clashes in the Mira Road area of the city. The illegal constructions of the accused were demolished as part of the police action.

This comes a day after a clash broke out between two groups over a rally which was organised to mark the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. Local police, Mumbai Police, Palghar Police, Thane Rural Police, RAF (Rapid Action Force), MSF (Maharashtra Security Force) and SRPF were deployed in the area on Monday.

Earlier today, Mumbai Police arrested a man who was seen provoking the crowd. The man identified as Abu Shaikh could be seen inciting people to attack the Ram Mandir procession.

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"Several videos of the clash between two communities in Mira Road adjacent to Mumbai went viral on social media. A video of a person named Abu Shaikh went viral where he was seen provoking people. The person who posted this video has been arrested and Mira Bhayander police have sought two days of custody," DCP Jayant Bajbale said.

English Jagran couldn't verify the veracity of videos independently.

Earlier, police arrested 13 people in connection with the clashes, while a probe to identify other accused is underway. The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra had promised stern action in the case and directed the police to investigate the incident.

According to ANI, the incident occurred on Sunday evening when a few people were passing by in vehicles chanting religious slogans in the Naya Nagar area. An argument broke out between them and some people of the other community, resulting in a clash.

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