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Crime
Ujjain Police Arrest Multiple Suspects Over Shahi Mosque Stone-Pelting and Rioting
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ujjain
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 08:01 AM
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Police in Ujjain have filed FIRs across several police stations and detained a number of individuals, including social media influencers and external agitators, for stone‑throwing, rioting and breaching a prohibitory order at the Shahi Mosque.
Stone‑throwing and violent unrest broke out at the historic Shahi Mosque in Ujjain, prompting local authorities to intervene. The disturbance involved a crowd that hurled stones at the mosque premises, leading to a breach of law and order in the area.
In response, police registered First Information Reports (FIRs) in multiple police‑station jurisdictions covering the incident. Subsequent investigations resulted in the arrest of several accused persons, among them social‑media influencers and a number of individuals identified as external troublemakers.
The detainees have been charged with offences including rioting, stone‑pelting and violation of a prohibitory order that had been imposed to prevent further violence. The police have indicated that the case will be pursued under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act where applicable.
Authorities continue to probe the motives behind the unrest and are monitoring online platforms for any further incitement. The arrests are intended to restore peace around the religious site and deter similar incidents in the future.
In response, police registered First Information Reports (FIRs) in multiple police‑station jurisdictions covering the incident. Subsequent investigations resulted in the arrest of several accused persons, among them social‑media influencers and a number of individuals identified as external troublemakers.
The detainees have been charged with offences including rioting, stone‑pelting and violation of a prohibitory order that had been imposed to prevent further violence. The police have indicated that the case will be pursued under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act where applicable.
Authorities continue to probe the motives behind the unrest and are monitoring online platforms for any further incitement. The arrests are intended to restore peace around the religious site and deter similar incidents in the future.