2 min readJul 10, 2026 06:40 AM IST
First published on: Jul 10, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST
Communal violence, which claimed 300 lives last year, raised its ugly head once again in the Dariapur-Shahpur areas of the walled city during the annual rath yatra procession, leaving 11 dead and nearly 80 injured. An indefinite curfew has been clamped on the areas. Official sources said the trouble began when the rath yatra procession passing through the Chandan Talavdi locality in the Dariapur area was subjected to heavy stone-throwing. The processionists had to divert their route.
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