CURATED BY – KAILASH DUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, A case of stone pelting by people of different classes has come to light during the Durga idol moving ceremony late on Tuesday night in Hindoria of Damoh district. In which five people involved in the moving ceremony got injured and reached the police station to lodge a complaint.

According to the information, as soon as Akhara No. 1 reached near the bus stand, unknown elements started throwing stones. In which councilor Prem Narayan Sahu including Krishna Yadav, Ashok, Sunil, Hemendra etc. were injured. After this the matter reached the police station and the injured lodged a complaint. On receiving the information, police force including Additional SP from Damoh reached the spot. So the moving ceremony of Durga idols was stopped by the committees demanding the arrest of the accused and action. During this period there was a tense situation in the city. The police took the matter into investigation and started searching for the unknown element. In this regard, Councilor Prem Narayan Sahu said that during the walking ceremony, people of specific class pelted stones due to which he got injured and a child got seriously injured. Hindoria police station in-charge Mahendra Singh Jaget says that the people who threw stones have not been identified yet and the matter is being investigated.