Overview

• Violence began June 11 when locals disputed the erection of a Tulsi mandir on land previously occupied by a shop owned by a trader away for Eid.
• Mobsters hurled stones and bricks at officers, torched a motorbike and two government vehicles, and injured at least five police personnel including DC (Port) Harikrishna Pai.
• Police deployed tear gas and lathicharge and have filed seven FIRs, detaining 40 suspects in coordination with Rapid Action Force reinforcements.
• Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita remain in force in the Rabindranagar area to prevent further unrest.
• The BJP has demanded central force deployment to restore order, while the TMC maintains the incident stems from a local land dispute rather than a breakdown of law and order.