Mathura: A police officer said on Friday that four men were detained for causing unrest outside Jamal Masjid during a Ram Navami procession here in Uttar Pradesh.
On Thursday, when the Ram Janma Mahotsav Samiti's procession from the Ram temple in the Ghiyamandi neighbourhood arrived at the Chowk Bazar junction, some miscreants riding a van scaled the roofs of the stores constructed outside the mosque and raised saffron flags there.
Video of the entire incident has been widely circulated on social media. This incident has stroked communal tensions among people of Hindu and Muslim communities, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shailesh Kumar Pandey said immediately after the incident, a large number of police forces were deployed on the spot and on the basis of the video footage, a case was registered against the four accused namely Kavya, Honey, Rajesh and Deepak for trying to disturb the peace.
“The accused were arrested on Friday and sent to jail in judicial custody for disturbing peace,” said the officer.
With PTI inputs