Violent Clashes Erupt During Ram Navami Hindu Festival in Eastern India
(MENAFN) Ram Navami is a Hindu festival celebrated by millions in India, which has seen violent clashes erupt in at least eight states during the festival. On Saturday, one person was shot dead in the Nalanda district of Bihar state, after majority Hindus and minority Muslims clashed in the town of Biharsharif. This came a day after mobs fought running battles and set fire to homes and shops during celebrations of Ram Navami. The unrest began on Thursday when thousands of Hindus rallied on the streets and paraded through Muslim-dominated areas. Sectarian violence also hit seven other states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka after the Hindu festival on Thursday, with dozens injured and hundreds arrested in at least 13 towns and cities.
In response to the unrest, authorities in eastern India have sent hundreds of riot police and cut mobile internet services in some areas. Bihar police have reportedly arrested nearly 100 people over the violence that erupted on Thursday, and the situation is under control. In Rohtas, another district hit by violence, six people were injured in an explosion inside a house where two men were allegedly making a bomb, and police have arrested dozens.
It is worth noting that Hindu festivals regularly feature hundreds of people, sometimes brandishing swords, guns, and tridents, marching through Muslim neighborhoods with religious music blasting from powerful sound systems.
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