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Publication: Hindu Jagruti
Date: September 13, 2006
URL: http://www.hindujagruti.org/eng/phpnews/news.php?action=fullnews&id=900
Similar incidence had taken place in Dharashiv, Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra. These incidences show that police, Congress will not help Hindus; we have to unite to protect ourselves. - Editor
Tulzapur, Maharashtra: On Anant Chaturdashi, the last day of Sri Ganesh festival, a procession was taken out for immersion of Sri Ganesh idols by 'Veer-Shaiva Tarun Mandal' at Katgaon (Tal. Tulzapur, Maharashtra). While the procession was passing by a mosque, some Muslims pelted stones at the procession causing damage to Sri Ganesh idol and injuries to many people participating in the procession.
The Muslims were shouting slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad' while pelting stones. Due to the damage caused to the idol, people were livid with anger. The situation in Katgaon became quite tense. Members of the Ganesh Mandal called the police and demanded to register complaint against those Muslims. The idol was immersed only after an assurance was given to arrest the culprits.
The devotees who participated in the procession, however, told that while registering complaint against the miscreants, police have mentioned in their FIR that due to pelting of stones at the procession, loud-speaker has been damaged. When the residents and members of the Ganesh Mandal asked the police to write a true report, instead of taking action against the Muslims, police started threatening the members. In fact, the police inspector said that if the members tried to insist on writing a complaint, he would register a complaint against the members of Ganesh Mandal and give evidence against them.
When it was noticed that there were no hopes of the local police doing justice and taking action against the culprits, a complaint has been sent by fax to Shri R. R. Patil, the Dy. Chief Minister. Some of the members of Ganesh Mandal have been seriously injured and admitted to a hospital in Solapur. About 7-8 Muslims were involved in the crime.
It is being said that a local MLA from Congress party has brought pressure on the police.
Source: Daily Sanatan Prabhat