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- Stone-pelting near a mosque in Navanagar during a procession prompted police to resort to a mild lathi-charge.
- No serious injuries were reported.
- Prohibitory orders have been imposed in parts of Bagalkote until February 24.
A tense situation prevailed in Bagalkote on Friday as several people took to the streets and allegedly hurled stones at meat shops despite prohibitory orders being in place, prompting police to resort to a mild lathi-charge, police sources said.
Superintendent of Police Siddharth Goyal said the procession had begun from the old town at about 3.30 pm and was nearing completion when the stone-pelting incident occurred around 9:30 pm on Thursday near a mosque at Kila Oni in the Navanagar area.
"There was a shoe rack in mosque and two stones were kept beneath it to support it. One of those stones was used and it fell on our police personnel. No one sustained serious injuries,” he said.
According to the senior official, Tanzeer has been identified as the prime accused.
“In the video footage, he is clearly seen pelting two stones. I am making it very clear that only one person pelted stones. No sticks or weapons were used,” Goyal said.
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