A ruckus started in Ratlam after rumours
A major update has come to light regarding the stone pelting at the Ganapati pandal in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh and the violence between the two communities. The police investigation has revealed that the incident took place due to a rumor in the city. The rumor was spread by city gangster Lakhan Rajwania. This information was given by Ratlam SP Rahul Kumar Lodha. According to police officials involved in the investigation of the case, Lakhan Rajwania is close to Sudhakar Rao Maratha. Ratlam police recently registered an extortion case against 7 people including Sudhakar Rao Maratha. After this there was this mess.
The situation reached such a stage that the police had to lathi-charge to maintain law and order in the city. Let us tell you that a violent incident took place on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mochipura area of ​​the city. While carrying the idol of Lord Ganesha some people spread rumors of stone pelting by people of a certain community. As soon as this was known, there was a tense atmosphere in the entire city. A large number of people surrounded the Station Road police station and demanded registration of an FIR against the accused.
Thus began the chaos
In no time the matter became so heated that the workers of the Hindu organization started vandalism. Seeing the situation going out of control, the police resorted to lathi charge. In this case, the Ratlam police registered an FIR against 150 people on Saturday night itself. Among these, three people were also arrested. On Saturday evening, a procession of Lord Ganesha was taking place in Mochipura area. Meanwhile, a transgender said that someone taking part in the procession threw a stone. There was an uproar on this issue. People got angry.
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Case against 150 people
It was also said that an attempt was made to damage the Ganesha idol. More than 500 people surrounded the police station after getting information about this. The commotion of people continued till late night. However, seeing the matter gaining momentum, SP Rahul Lodha himself reached the spot and pacified the people. After this, when the matter was investigated and the CCTV footage was examined, it was found that no such incident took place. It was all just a rumor and seeing the situation at the scene becoming tense, the Ratlam police called in additional police forces from the surrounding districts.
Names of 13 accused
Along with the transgender who spread the rumour, three people, including Lakhan Rajwania, a criminal from the city, were arrested. After questioning him, now the Ratlam police has revealed the incident. Police have claimed that transgender Kajal spread the rumor at the behest of Rajwani. In this matter, Ratlam police have registered a case under serious sections against more than 150 people including 13 named people. Apart from Kajal and Lakhan Rajwania, the named accused include Ravi Sharma, Mahendra Solanki, Jalaj Sankhla, Nitesh, Mukesh Banjara, Manthan Bhosale, Ravi Sen, Vijay Prajapati, Aman Jain, Jaideep Gurjar and Aju Burgunda etc. All these accused are accused of inciting the crowd, creating ruckus and vandalizing vehicles.
