Admin imposes curfew after protest against BJP leaders’ remarks turns violent in Ranchi

Ranchi (Jharkhand) : The district administration on Friday imposed a curfew in violence-hit areas of Ranchi after a protest erupted against the controversial remarks of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Jindal.
Visuals coming from #Ranchi , where the police started open fire at the muslims, who were protesting against impudent comments on Prophet Muhammad by now-suspended spokesperson of the BJP #NupurSharma pic.twitter.com/ko7iVBPh1D — irfan88895 (@Mr_irfan666) June 10, 2022 “District Administration has imposed a curfew across Ranchi. We appeal to the people to stay at home,” the administration announced.
the real news of #ranchi protest where hindutva goons were firing towards the crowd. More than 60 ppl were injured and 4 of them are in serious condition. But the fascist media and police are showing differently. No one is talking abt the reason behind stone pelting pic.twitter.com/DNJSdw3yXc — Shafquat jahan (@Shafquatjahan5) June 10, 2022 The protest had turned violent after the incidents of stone-pelting and torching of several vehicles and vandalisation were reported. Many people have sustained injuries in the violent protests.
Phir ye sab ghayal kaise hue air 4 ki maut woh bhi Hawa me #Ranchi @asadowaisi @ashoswai @cjwerleman pic.twitter.com/0lprLmphby — Factswale (@imasfi0) June 10, 2022 Earlier in the day, Deputy Inspector General of Ranchi Police (DIG) Anish Gupta had said that the situation was “under control” despite being a “little tense”.
The DIG had also assured the deployment of heavy security and the presence of senior officials at the protest site.
After various gulf nations expressed outrage against the controversial remarks against the Prophet, the country has been witnessing protests in various states including Punjab, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.