MP: Stone pelting near mosque on Hanuman Jayanti procession in Guna spoiled the atmosphere, heavy police force deployed

Guna: The atmosphere has deteriorated due to stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. Due to the incident, angry people blocked the road. People demanded strict action against the stone pelters. Police said that the situation in the area is tense but under control. Heavy police force has been deployed on the spot. After the incident, the Collector and SP also reached the spot. A video of the incident is going viral on social media. In this, some policemen are seen handling the situation during stone pelting.

This is how the atmosphere deteriorated
According to the information received, Hanuman Jayanti procession was taken out from Shah’s Kolhu Pura on Saturday evening. This procession was coming towards Rapta, Haat Road. A large number of people involved in the procession reached in front of the mosque in Colonelganj at around 8 pm in the evening while singing and playing. At this place, a councilor had an argument with someone about taking the procession forward.

Stones thrown at the procession, then chaos
During this time, stones were thrown at the procession from somewhere. After this, the atmosphere deteriorated and stone pelting started from both sides. During this, there was chaos. The video of this incident is also going viral on social media. In this, some policemen are seen appealing to the people not to pelt stones.

Anger among the people
It is said that after the stone pelting, the police came into action and drove the people away from the spot. People became angry about this incident. The youth walking with the procession reached Hanuman Chowk and blocked the road there.

Top officials on the spot
The protesters demanded to register a case against the stone pelters. Seeing the atmosphere deteriorating, there was a stir in the administrative staff. A large number of police and administration officials reached the spot.

Situation under control
Top officials asked the people to reach the police station and register a complaint. After this, the youth left for the police station. Collector Kishore Kumar Kanyal and SP Sanjeev Kumar Sinha themselves reached Hanuman Chowk. Officials also reached Colonelganj area to take stock of the situation. At present, the situation is said to be under control.

Force deployed
SP Sanjeev Kumar Sinha said that the situation is under control. Police force has been deployed in the area. Information was received about stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession near Colonelganj Mosque. Due to this, peace and order was affected for some time. The administration took immediate action and brought the situation under control in the presence of police and revenue staff. Peace and order is maintained in the area. Police has appealed to the people to maintain peace.