Communal tensions erupted in Darjeeling, West Bengal, following allegations of disrespect towards a religious site, leading to violent clashes. Stone pelting and arson were reported, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police forces to control the situation. Visuals from March 31, 2025, show damaged vehicles, including police cars overturned by rioters. The unrest reportedly began when tensions escalated between two communities over Eid prayers and Navratri bhajans in the Dhariyadi area. The dispute quickly intensified, leading to stone pelting, vandalism, and arson. Police intervened and temporarily restored order, but violence flared up again in the evening. Several individuals were injured in the clashes, and law enforcement has identified miscreants involved in the violence. Authorities are working to stabilize the situation and prevent further escalation. The incident has raised concerns over communal harmony in the region, with officials urging peace and restraint.
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00:00This is what's happening in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
00:02An uprising took place, and following stonings and fires, the police have been arrested.
00:08This is what's happening in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
00:11An uprising took place, and following stonings and fires, the police have been arrested.
00:19There has been a riot in Darjeeling, West Bengal, on the insult of religious places.
00:26And now the news is that the police force has been arrested, stonewalling has been done,
00:31there has been a fire, after which you see these pictures.
00:35A large number of police forces have been arrested here.
00:38The police are trying to maintain law and order here.
00:42These are the pictures of West Bengal's Darjeeling on March 31, 2025.
00:46And in these pictures, you see how there is stone on the roads.
00:50This riot on the insult of religious places, the police reached the scene.
00:55Although you see, many cars have also been overturned by the police here.
01:00This whole riot has taken place on the insult of religious places.
01:03In Darjeeling, West Bengal, where the police force has now been arrested.
01:08The whole riot has taken place on the insult of religious places.
01:10There has been a riot in Darjeeling, West Bengal, where there has been stonewalling,
01:15there has been a fire, cars have been overturned, police cars have been overturned.
01:19You see these pictures, this is a police car, which people overturned.
01:23There has been a riot on the insult of religious places.
01:26There has been a riot in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
01:28Now you see these four pictures.
01:30These are the pictures of March 31.
01:32There was stonewalling in Darjeeling, there was a fire on the road,
01:35cars have been overturned, and the police force has been arrested so that the law is maintained.
01:46There has been a riot in Darjeeling, West Bengal, there has been a fire, there has been stonewalling,
01:51police cars have been overturned,
01:54and people have done this riot on the insult of religious places.
02:02When the police were talking, some goons came and tried to do stone printing.
02:07And there has been some damage to our cars.
02:10And apart from that, some police officers have been injured.
02:13Accordingly, we will take the provision in the law.
02:17Obviously, everything is under control.
02:19And the goons who did this, we will identify them and give them the option.
02:26On the occasion of the festival in Girdi, Jharkhand, there was a fight and stonewalling between two communities.
02:33The debate began in the Dharia Day area with the Eid prayer and the devotional hymns of Navratri in the temple.
02:39After the debate, the atmosphere deteriorated.
02:42And there was an attempt to ruin it.
02:44There was also stonewalling.
02:46The police calmed down the debate as soon as the time was left.
02:49But in the evening, the debate started again with the same topic.
02:53The tension increased so much that there was stonewalling between the people of both sides.
02:57More than six people are being called cripples, who have been sent to Sadar Hospital.
03:02More than six people have been injured in stonewalling in Girdi, Jharkhand.
03:06And now you see these two pictures.
03:08However, after the information of the incident, the administration immediately became active.
03:12The police charged the stick, entangled in the fight, drove people away.
03:16After the police's harsh attitude, the situation is normal in Dharia Day.
03:20A large number of police forces have been deployed in the area.
03:26These two communities have fought each other in Girdi, Jharkhand.
03:30And now the police force is deployed on the spot.
03:32The police have handled the situation.
03:34Stonewalling has also taken place here.
03:46ABP News, keeps you informed.
03:50ABP News, keeps you informed.