Mangaluru, May 15: A mob pelted stones at religious places over the issue of bursting fire crackers at Adyar Padav in Kankanady police station limit here on Tuesday evening, May 15.
Police said that, a group of people was bursting crackers in front of a mosque to celebrate the victory of a candidate in state assembly election. When some people questioned them, the mob got angry and started pelting stones at the mosque.
As a result the window pane of the mosque was broken. Few persons sustained injuries in the incident.
Soon after an angry mob pelted stones at a temple. The board that was installed near the temple was damaged in this incident.
Safwan, Vanajaksha, Ashok, Arun and Abhijit, all from Adyar Padav have sustained injuries in the incident, said police.
More police personnel has been deployed in the region to avoid any untoward incidents.
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