“Within Five Minutes, Police Restored Control”: Stone Pelting Erupts Over ‘I Love Muhammad’ Banner in Davanagere

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Bengaluru: A dispute over the placement of an “I Love Muhammad” flex banner in Karl Marx Nagar, Davanagere, Karnataka, escalated into stone pelting late Wednesday night, September 25, around 10 pm.

Police said the clash began when youths from two communities disagreed over the banner’s display. The confrontation damaged a few house doors, and a young girl sustained minor injuries and was admitted to a government hospital.

SP Davanagere Uma Prashnath said, “A banner written ‘I Love Muhammad’ was put up in Karl Marx Nagar. Another community said this needs to be removed. People had gathered from both sides, but the police immediately went and dispersed everyone. Now the situation is completely peaceful. On stone pelting, we have to go and inquire now. But within five minutes, the police had reached and brought it under control. The banner has also been removed now.”

Police from Azad Nagar station responded promptly, restoring peace in the area. Officials confirmed no further incidents have occurred since the clashes.

The incident comes two weeks after similar tension erupted in Maddur town, Mandya district, during a Ganesh idol immersion procession. Stone pelting between two groups near a mosque in Ram Rahim Nagar left eight people injured. Mandya SP Mallikarjun Baladandi confirmed 21 arrests in that case, with FIRs registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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