Madhya Pradesh’s high-tension city of Jabalpur was on edge after a violent eruption of violence that occurred between two groups over allegedly parked cars near Jhulelal Temple in Omati police station. Both sides began to throw stones at each other, then reports of bombing resulted and people started panicking. There is also a video of the incident that has gone viral on social media with a number of people attacking each other.
Preliminary information indicates that this incident occurred on November 10th at night. An argument reportedly arose as someone tried to park their car outside a house close to Jhulelal Temple. The altercation escalated and some residents from both communities got involved, making it a violent civil confrontation. Both parties reportedly used stones for stone pelleting and reports of firecrackers being tossed can be heard.
It is also said that the incident has come on the backdrop of a turf war with reference to the illegal drug trade in the locality. But the detailed events or facts surrounding the violence and its purpose is still to be clarified in the police investigation.
After the confrontation, the people in both communities congregated outside the Omati police station and there they created chaos. They were calling for firm measures to be taken against people allegedly involved in the violence.
With information reaching the police, it was taken over by the police personnel. An FIR is lodged against the accused and further investigation is on-going. Authorities are also studying these viral videos in search of witnesses to identify the people involved.
The conflict started on 10 November, when parking of the vehicles was kept in front of a house near the Temple of Jhulelal, prompting the CSP Sonu Kurmi to request resting them elsewhere. Later, others then entered the fray and stone-throwing and firecracker bombing took place.
Police are validating the video and gathering evidence to determine what happened. An investigation will be followed by further action.