Tension prevailed in parts of J.J. Nagar on Sunday night after a stone-pelting incident allegedly took place during a religious procession near V.S. Garden in the J.J. Nagar police station limits.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 8 p.m. when devotees were pulling the deity’s chariot as part of a procession that began from the Om Shakti temple.
The devotees alleged that stones were thrown at the procession from nearby areas, resulting in injuries to a minor girl.
The child reportedly sustained a head injury and was shifted for medical attention. The devotees alleged that unidentified miscreants pelted stones under the cover of darkness.
Following the incident, Om Shakti mala dharis staged a protest in front of the J.J. Nagar police station demanding immediate action against the miscreants.
