Synopsis: A section of people objected to the ‘I Love Muhammed’ slogan raised during the Urs procession, when it passed through an area dominated by Marathis. Though a couple of stones were thrown, no one was injured. Police brought the situation under control and are investigating the incident.

Tension prevailed in Belagavi late on Friday, 3 October, after allegations of stone-pelting during the Urs procession of the Mehboob Subhani Dargah in Khadak Galli.

According to police, the stone pelting followed a row over sloganeering by the people in the procession.

The incident began when a group of youths in the procession raised the slogan, ‘I Love Muhammad.’

The residents of Khadak Galli, a locality that the procession does not usually pass through, questioned why the route was altered

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