A group of Kanwariyas allegedly beat up and injured a mentally unstable man at the Kanwar camp at Meenakshi Chowk in the Muzaffarnagar district, said an official on Thursday. According to City Superintendent of Police (SP) Satyanarayan Prajapati, the mentally unstable individual had waved a stick towards a Kanwariya, following which a group of Kanwariyas beat him up.
“A mentally unstable person had reached the Kanwar camp at Meenakshi Chowk. He had a stick in his hand and waved the stick towards a Kanwariya. In response to this, the Kanwariyas beat him up and when he ran away from there, the other Kanwariyas chased him,” said the official.
Adding further, the SP said that the police present on the spot countered the Kanwariyas who were beating him and saved the person. “The victim was given first aid and has been kept under observation. The situation is under control,” added the SP.
Earlier on Wednesday, in a tragic incident, one Kanwar Yatra pilgrim died and another was injured in a road accident in the Ratanpuri police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, police said.
The police said that three Kanwar devotees laid down on the side of the road after being tired when a speeding bike hit the sleeping devotee, leaving him dead. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Atishi visited the Kanwar Yatra camps in Delhi to inspect the preparedness on Wednesday.
Atishi said that the preparations to welcome the Kavarias are in full swing. “The preparations are in full swing and we are ready to welcome the Kanwar,” she said. With the monsoon showers providing their cool embrace to the subcontinent, devotees across the nation officially began their Kanwar Yatra, on the occasion of the first Monday of ‘Sawan’.
The month of Sawan is revered by Hindus for its spiritual significance and devotion to Lord Shiva. This sacred month, typically falling between July and August, marks a period of worship, fasting, and pilgrimage dedicated to the deity of destruction and transformation.
