Interfaith Violence Erupts Across India Amid Festival For Hindu God Rama

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On April 10th, this year's Ram Navami festival, which celebrates the birth of Hindu god Rama, was marred by violence across India. The violence broke out almost simultaneously across several different states. In Gujarat, an unidentified person was killed while another was injured. Anand Ajit Rajyan, superintendent of police, explained that two groups were throwing stones at each other during the festival. Fifteen individuals were arrested in Gujarat. Twelve people were injured, while one person was killed in Jharkhand during stone-throwing and arson attacks. In Madhya Pradesh, seventy-seven individuals were arrested in Khargone, where some of the worst violence occurred. Following reports of Muslims throwing stones at Hindu processions in Khargone, the state's Home Minister said, "Whichever houses were involved in stone-pelting, we'll ensure they are turned into piles of stones themselves." Dozens of structures, mostly belonging to Muslims, were then illegally bulldozed the same day, leaving several families homeless. In contrast, there are several reports of Hindus helping their Muslim neighbors escape the violence in Khargone. At the same time, Muslims distributed water to Hindu worshippers in Bengal while they themeselves fasted during Ramadan.

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Interfaith Violence Erupts Across India Amid Festival for Hindu God Rama

Location: India