Shoe thrown at Shri Ram Shobhayatra by Islamist youth at Daultabad

K. Surender

In a shocking incident, a hate crime unfolded as Muslim youth attacked a peaceful Shri Ram Shobhyatra procession in Daultabad of Hathnoora mandal, Sangareddy district. The attackers targeted the procession by hurling shoes, creating a tense atmosphere during the incident that took place on January 22 around 7:30 PM. The attack prompted an immediate reaction from the devotees participating in the Shobhayatra.

Earlier in the day, the residents of Daultabad celebrated the Pran Pratistha of Ramlalla at Ayodhya and in the evening devotees took a shobhayatra with songs and bhajans. While Shobhayatra was moving peacefully, suddenly a shoe was hurled from a building on the palanquin with idols. With this incident, visibly angered devotees gathered in large numbers in front of the house from where the shoe was thrown and demanded the police to arrest the culprits immediately. However, police management to move the family from their house to other undisclosed location.

On receiving the information, district Superintend of Police Rupesh Kumar, Patancherevu DSP, Jinnaram, Sangareddy Patancherevu Circle Inspectors and others reached the spot with police force.

In this backdrop, devotees marched around the village until midnight, chanting Jai Shri Ram slogans. Later, some unknown miscreants set fire to a fruit shop allegedly owned by the accused in the incident.

SP Rupesh said that those who throw shoes on the Shobhayatra will be punished. He also assured the devotees of that culprits will be arrested immediately and cases will be registered. He said that picketing is being arranged at Daultaba.