In Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, a violent incident occurred during a Durga murti visarjan procession on Wednesday, when a group of Islamic extremists attacked Hindus. Two young men were stabbed during the attack, with one of them suffering serious injuries. The police have arrested a man named Angoor Alam in connection with the incident, which they have attributed to personal enmity.
According to the media reports, the incident took place in the Majhauli Raj area under the Salempur Kotwali jurisdiction. The Hindu procession, celebrating Durga Visarjan, was on its way to the banks of the Gandak River, with a large number of youths participating.
As the procession reached Shahi Chowk in Majhauli Raj, tensions escalated when a group of Muslim youths infiltrated the crowd. A confrontation soon followed. Eyewitnesses said that the Muslim youths started to provoke the Hindus, leading to a heated dispute. The situation turned violent when the infiltrators resorted to physical assault. Nineteen-year-old Rajan Patel was stabbed during the scuffle, leaving him seriously injured. Jitesh Singh, another participant who rushed to help Rajan, was also stabbed in the attack.
The assailants fled the scene following the stabbing, prompting widespread protests from the Hindu community, who demanded action against the Islamists. The police, responding to the outcry, arrested a suspect identified as Angoor Alam, based on the accusations made by the Hindu participants.
Rajan Patel, one of the victims, later recounted the events: ‘My name is Rajan Patel, I am a resident here. The dispute happened because the Muslim side started dancing in the immersion procession, and then fighting broke out. We asked them to move, but they didn’t. They started attacking me together. Besides me, another youth was also injured.
Rajan’s injuries were treated at the Community Health Center (CHC) in Salempur, where his condition was stabilized. In response to the incident, both the District Magistrate (DM) and Superintendent of Police (SP) of Deoria visited the scene to assess the situation. Deoria’s DM, Divya Mittal, addressed the media saying: ‘Today in Majhauli Raj, Deoria, there was a Durga idol immersion. Some boys from outside entered this immersion procession, leading to a dispute and then a fight. In this fight, a youth named Rajan was injured. His treatment was done at CHC Salempur. His condition is stable. Based on the complaint given by the relatives, the main accused Angoor Alam was arrested’.
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