The Mumbai Police registered on March 31 a case against nearly 300 persons and so far, over two dozen people have been arrested in connection with a clash between two groups during a Ram Navami procession at Malvani, in suburban Malad (West) on Thursday evening.
Police are likely to arrest more persons as they are trying to identify those involved in the clash with the help of available video footage of the area.
According to the police, the incident took place when the procession was going on and some people objected to high volume DJ and loud music accompanying it.
An FIR under Sections 353 (assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 332 (whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such a public servant), 145 (joining or continuing in unlawful assembly) and 143 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code, was registered against the accused persons.
Meanwhile, State Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said that the procession was taken out after permission from the police, and such an incident was unfortunate. He said that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, had ordered the probe, and normalcy was restored in the area.
