Stones pelted at Maa Durga procession; sacred idol & devotees injured [ Bihar, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

On 27th October Islamists attacked a Durga puja procession damaging the sacred idol and injuring 6 devotees. The incident took place in Bihar’s Saran district.

As per a media report, a group of miscreants started hurling stones at the procession, causing damage to the idol. They soon attacked the devotees.

The report quoted the police saying that the procession was pelted with stones while passing through a minority-dominated area in the New Bazar region.

According to Saran Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr Gaurav Mangla, early investigations suggest that the Durga immersion procession was attacked as it passed in front of a mosque.

The SP added, “They did not stop the music and thus, an enraged community started pelting stones at the procession. The procession is said to be unlicensed.”

Another senior official stated that the attack may not have been spontaneous, and that the neighbourhood may have been prepared with stones in advance of Maa Durga’s procession.