Several people, including police personnel, were injured after a scuffle and stone-pelting broke out in Uttarkashi on Thursday when an association of right-wing groups took out a protest rally questioning the legality of a mosque.
The mosque, in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi town, was built legally on land registered to members of the Muslim community, a senior police officer said.
Protesters under the banner of Sanyukt Sanatan Dharm Rakshak Sangh on Thursday took out a protest march demanding the demolition of the mosque.
Uttarkashi SP Amit Srivastava said, “The incident took place at around 2.30 pm. The route of the protest was already decided and barricading was set. However, the protesters demanded to go to a different side (towards the mosque). They demanded that we open the barriers, and when that was not done, they got agitated. There was a scuffle and stone pelting, and we tried to disperse the crowd.”
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