Police, civilians injured in Bhuj protests

July 28, 2014 11:24 am | Updated 11:24 am IST - Ahmedabad

Seven policemen and three civilians were injured as protests turned violent in Bhuj town of Kutch district on Sunday evening, the police said.

About 1,500 members from one community were protesting at the town police station against a message insulting their religious sentiments posted on WhatsApp by a 13-yer-old from another community.

“The police had already arrested the teen, but the people were still protesting. After a point the situation turned violent. The mob started pelting stones and damaged police vehicles. The police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the crowd,” the local police station said.

The incident took place between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The teen was booked under section 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) of the Indian Penal Code.

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