Stone pelting during Hanuman Jayanti procession, situation under control

Guna: Security was beefed up in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna after stones were pelted during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday, officials said.

The incident occurred around 7.30 pm, after which the authorities moved quickly to bring the situation under control, they said.

“We got information about stone pelting during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. Peace and order was slightly affected for some time,” the local administration said in a release.

It said that the administration took immediate action and the situation, near a mosque, was brought under control amid the presence of police and revenue staff.

“At present, there is complete peace and order in the area. The public is requested not to pay attention to any kind of rumours,” the release stated.

Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar Sinha said the situation is under control and policemen have been deployed in the area.

Sources said that a dispute between two groups during the procession led to stone pelting.