Overview
- The RSS had police permission to hold a Dussehra route march in Kingaon and the procession was blocked by residents who objected to it passing in front of a local mosque on Sunday.
- Police officers spent about two to two-and-a-half hours trying to persuade protesters to clear the road before tensions escalated.
- Reports from multiple outlets say stone-throwing took place during the standoff and some RSS members and police personnel were injured.
- Authorities carried out a mild lathi-charge to disperse the crowd, detained people described as 'anti-social elements' and processed more than 15 detentions as an FIR was prepared.
- Senior Jalgaon police officers remained on site with a heavy security deployment after the march proceeded and order was restored, a sign this issue could prompt further probes and sustained policing around procession routes.