A youth sustained stab injuries and a police sub-inspector was hurt during a clash between two groups during a Dussehra idol immersion procession in Jabalpur in the early hours of Thursday, police said, ANI reported on October 22. Two suspects, including a habitual offender, have been detained in connection with the incident.
Source: ANI via Devdiscourse
IANS, in a separate report, also said the clash took place during the Garha Dussehra procession near Tripuri Chowk when the procession was in its final stages, with around three idols remaining to be immersed, and that two accused have been taken into custody and are being questioned.
Source: IANS via hi INDiA
According to the reports, the altercation occurred around 5 a.m. near Tripuri Chowk under the Garha police station jurisdiction. City Superintendent of Police (Garha) Ashish Jain said Sub-Inspector Sanjay Gurjar, who was accompanying the procession with his team, received information about the fight and rushed to the spot, around 50 feet from the chowk, and intervened to separate the two groups.
Police found the youth, identified in the reports by his first name Anurag, injured in a stabbing attack. He was taken to hospital for treatment — IANS said he was taken to the Medical Hospital. Sub-Inspector Gurjar sustained a facial injury while intervening to rescue the victim and control the situation, the reports said.
Police said the preliminary investigation indicated the clash stemmed from an old personal enmity that had persisted for the past two to three months. The main detained accused, identified in the reports as Akash, was described by police as a habitual offender with earlier cases related to assault and alleged Arms Act violations registered against him. A case is being registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway, police said. These are police statements on an ongoing investigation; no court has decided the case.
Where: near Tripuri Chowk, Garha police station area, Jabalpur. When: around 5 a.m. on Thursday, during the final stages of the Garha Dussehra immersion procession. Injured: a youth named Anurag, stabbed and taken to hospital; Sub-Inspector Sanjay Gurjar, facial injury while intervening. Action: two people detained, including the main accused identified as Akash; case under the BNS; investigation underway.
What is solid
- A clash between two groups near Tripuri Chowk in Jabalpur around 5 a.m. on Thursday, during the final stages of the Garha Dussehra immersion, left a youth stabbed and Sub-Inspector Sanjay Gurjar with a facial injury — police via ANI and IANS.
- Two people have been detained and are being questioned, and a case is being registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — ANI and IANS.
What is only claimed
- The reports differ on surnames: ANI named the victim Anurag Mande and the main accused Akash Kosta, while IANS named the victim Anurag Pandey and the accused Akash Jharia (and in one line Akash Costa). Awaaz Punjab is therefore using first names only until police clarify. Police say the clash allegedly stemmed from a two-to-three-month-old enmity and that the main accused is a habitual offender with earlier assault and Arms Act cases — allegations under investigation, not court findings.