Hazaribag: Police asked those residing in the Pelawal area to refrain from offering namaz on the streets to avoid “inconvenience to the commuters”. On Sunday, Hazaribag SP Karthik S said they also requested the residents during a peace committee meeting on Saturday night not to block the entire road while offering namaz in the interest of the public. “Those present at the peace committee meeting have agreed to comply with our request,” he said.
The move comes after photographs of some people offering namaz by reportedly blocking the Pelawal road went viral on social media on Saturday morning. The road falls on the busy state highway and connects the Hazaribag town with Katkumsandi. To prevent any flare-up following the blockade, the three youths, who posted the photos on social media, were immediately detained. Later in the night, an emergency peace committee meeting was convened and the trio was released after a warning.
The SP said, “When we learnt about some miscreants posting photos on social media of people offering namaz on the streets, we immediately traced and apprehended them as a safety measure ahead of the upcoming festivals like Holi and Ramzan. They were later released after a warning.”