'Unnecessary trouble': Police lathi-charge protestors over rangoli row in Ahilyanagar; clear highway after 90-minute blockade
Ahilyanagar police resorted to a lathi-charge Monday morning to clear a highway blocked by protestors. The unrest stemmed from an "objectionable" rangoli that hurt religious sentiments. Despite an arrest and FIR, protestors escalated to stone-pelting, prompting police action. The incident, during Navratri, led to shop closures and heavy police deployment, with an uneasy calm prevailing.
Ahilyanagar police resorted to a lathi-charge Monday morning to clear a highway blocked by protestors. The unrest stemmed from an "objectionable" rangoli that hurt religious sentiments. Despite an arrest and FIR, protestors escalated to stone-pelting, prompting police action. The incident, during Navratri, led to shop closures and heavy police deployment, with an uneasy calm prevailing.
