Prohibitory orders were imposed in parts of Ranchi city after a protest erupted against ex-BJP-spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal for their blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
Internet services have been snapped in Ranchi from 7 pm on Friday to 6 am on Saturday.
Police fired in the air besides resorted to lathi-charge to control the large gathering that took to the road after Friday prayers in a mosque located close by.
However, reports from the ground of police brutality against the protestors have also emerged which bear proof of the violence.
16-year-old allegedly shot at A video has taken over social media in which a bleeding man can be seen being carried by a group of protestors with one select protestor shouting “ Marr gaya hain, bhai . (He is dead, brother.) It is reported that the alleged victim was a 16-year-old boy named Mudassir who was shot at by a Hindutva mob from a nearby Kali temple.
However, Siasat.com was unable to verify the veracity of the video at the time of writing this article.
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