Group clash during procession of Ganesha idol at Hanagal
22 persons including women, cops injured
Cases booked against many in three separate cases
Haveri, September 19: In a group clash happened during a Ganesha idol immersion procession held at Hiruru in Hanagal taluk on Monday night, More than 22 persons including women and police were injured and admitted them to the hospital. Amidst this, Haveri rural police booked cases against many in three separate incidents.
It is said that the group clash happened on Monday night before a masjid during the Ganesha idol immersion procession at Hiruru, around 10 km from Haveri. As a result, tension prevailed in the village for some time. Miscreants pelted stones at shops and houses and damaged some vehicles and set ablaze to some. Later, they barged into some houses and attacked more than 15 persons including women and aged people with lethal weapons. They were admitted to the hospital. In the incident, 9 police personnel were also injured.
Speaking to Varthabharati, Hanagal Anjuman Islam president Nazeer Savner said that “Hindus and Muslims here were living harmoniously. But in recent days, communal clashes are being held. But the police who have to control it have become partial. Around four-five months, the jatra mahotsav was held peacefully. Then the police installed CCTV cameras to keep a vigil on the activities and security was beefed up. So, miscreants have not come to the scene. But on Monday, it was different issue. The police should have beefed up the security during Ganesh festival procession. But they did not do that. For the act engineered by some miscreants, the entire village is suffering. Masjid and houses were stoned. Pregnant women, aged, physically disabled and children were attacked, looted gold ornaments and other valuables. They have damaged many things, Vehicles belonging to Tippu Sultan Committee president Zakir, masjid president vehicle. It was a police-sponsored act. It requires a suitable investigation and culprits should be punished and affected people should be compensated”, he said.
Men are leaving village
The group clash has literally turned into a communal clash. So, majority of the minority community people have been living under insecurity. Because of the fear of arrest, men have been leaving the village. According to a woman from the Hiruru village, the police have been arresting the youths by barging into the houses. Noticing this, men, school and college going youth have left the village since Monday night. Nobody knows their whereabouts. While going out, many of them left their mobile phones at home and they are not reachable, she said.
Don’t lend ears to rumours, situation is under control: SP K. Parashuram
SP K. Parashuram said that locals have informed that when the immersion procession was being taken out in front of the masjid on Monday night, some miscreants pelted stones at the procession due to which the Ganesha idol was damaged. Later, tension prevailed in the village as both the parties engaged in clash. Immediately, additional police force was deployed to the village and took the situation under control. Now, the situation is under control. No one need to worry about the situation. People need not to give importance to any rumours. In the incident, around 15 civilians and 9 police personnel were injured. Cases were filed against many in three separate incidents and 22 persons were arrested and action was taken to arrest remaining accused, he said.
This time, 1,701 Ganesha idols were immersed in the district for which security was beefed up in all the places. There was 4,000 population in Hiruru. Based on the population, police security was made. In spite of it, untoward incident happened. Now, people have been pointing towards the police department. The department has never done partiality, he said.
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Jamshedpur man among crew of LPG vessel back from West Asia, family heaves sigh of relief
Jamshedpur (PTI): A family in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur heaved a sigh of relief after learning that the Indian-flagged LPG vessel Shivalik, on which their son was working, had safely reached Gujarat's Mundra port after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia.
Mithilesh Tripathy said his only son, Ansh Tripathy, who serves as the second engineer on the vessel, was responsible for monitoring the ship's technical operations during the journey through the strategically crucial maritime corridor.
Tripathy said he last spoke to his son over a WhatsApp call about four to five days ago, when the vessel was leaving Qatar.
"They were instructed to maintain a safe distance from the Strait of Hormuz until they received the green signal from headquarters. The Indian government was negotiating with Iranian authorities to ensure safe passage," Tripathy told PTI.
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A former flight engineer with the Indian Air Force, Tripathy later worked at Uranium Corporation of India in Jadugora near Jamshedpur. He now lives in a residential society near Pardih in the city.
Speaking about his son, Tripathy said Ansh completed his schooling in Jamshedpur and Jadugora, pursued mechanical engineering at BIT, and later graduated as a marine engineer from Kochi. He joined the Shipping Corporation of India around 2014-15.
"Before leaving Qatar, Ansh told me they were heading towards the Indian Ocean. That was all he said," he added, noting that he did not discuss the number of crew members on board.
Tripathy said the family remained anxious after hearing about the war in West Asia.
"We were extremely worried about Ansh and the crew members since the war broke out in the region. We were glued to the TV for updates," he said, expressing relief after hearing that the ship had reached Mundra port safely.
"It was a very painful time, but we were confident that if my son and the crew returned safely, it would be due to the efforts of PM Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar," he said.
Tripathy said that while people may hold different views about the tensions in West Asia, his experience in the Air Force helped him understand the realities of operating in a conflict zone.
Two Indian-flagged LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, with 92,712 metric tonnes of LPG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday following negotiations between India and Iran.
Shivalik arrived at the Mundra Port on Monday with 46,000 metric tonnes of LPG ordered by Indian Oil Corp Ltd, officials said.
While 20,000 MT will be unloaded at Mundra, 26,000 MT will be unloaded at Mangaluru, they said.
Nanda Devi is scheduled to reach Gujarat's Kandla port on Tuesday, they added.
These two ships were among the 24 ships stranded on the west side of the strait since the war broke out in the region.
Besides the 24 on the west side of the strait, four others were stranded on the east side.
India imports about 88 per cent of its crude oil, 50 per cent of its natural gas and 60 per cent of its LPG needs. Before the US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28 and Tehran's retaliation, more than half of India's crude imports, about 30 per cent of gas and 85-90 per cent of LPG imports came from West Asian countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The conflict has led to a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the main transit route for Gulf energy supplies.
