Overview

• Violence broke out around 8 pm Sunday as a Ganesh immersion procession passed a mosque near Ram Rahim Nagar in Maddur, Mandya district.
• Injury counts vary across reports, with six to eight people hurt during the stone-pelting and ensuing confrontation.
• Police say they have detained or arrested about 20 people, with the Mandya superintendent confirming 21 in custody and security tightened across the town.
• Devotees and Hindu activists later protested, alleging police assaulted procession participants and demanding action against those responsible.
• The episode follows prior communal flashpoints in Mandya district, including last year’s Nagamangala incident that drew BJP calls for an NIA probe.