India: Clashes erupt in India’s New Delhi during Hindu procession

NEW DELHI, 17 April 2022, (TON): Clashes broke out during a Hindu religious procession in the Indian capital, New Delhi, that left several people and police officers injured.

Eye witnesses said “violence erupted between Muslims and Hindus during the procession in Jahangirpuri, a suburb of New Delhi.”

Police said “they were still investigating the source of the disturbances.”

Deependra Pathak, a police official in Jahangirpuri said “we are still assessing how many people are injured some policemen have also been hurt.”

The violence broke out during a procession to mark the Hindu festival of Hanuman Jayanti, police said without giving further details.

Protesters in New Delhi shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government saying Muslims had been violently targeted by authorities last week in the aftermath of Hindu-Muslim clashes in parts of three states ruled by Modi’s Hindu nationalist party.

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