Odisha Durga immersion turns violent: Group clash erupts over loud procession music; police lathi-charge, several injured

A violent group clash erupted during a Durga idol immersion ceremony in Cuttack late Friday night, prompting police to lathi-charge. DCP Rishikesh Khilari sustained a forehead injury from a stone. The altercation began over loud music from a procession, escalating into stone-throwing and a dharna, leaving many idols stranded.

Odisha Durga immersion turns violent: Group clash erupts over loud procession music; police lathi-charge, several injured
A violent group clash erupted during a Durga idol immersion ceremony in Cuttack late Friday night, prompting police to lathi-charge. DCP Rishikesh Khilari sustained a forehead injury from a stone. The altercation began over loud music from a procession, escalating into stone-throwing and a dharna, leaving many idols stranded.