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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Saeed Khan | TNN

Gujarat HC denies bail to Ram Navmi processionist

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to a 20-year-old from Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district, who is accused of participating in the Shobha yatra taken out on Ram Navmi which resulted in communal violence in April.

Prashantkumar Pandya sought bail from the high court with his lawyer submitting that the procession on April 10 was carried out with police permission, and the procession was not provided security by the state government and therefore the crowd was panicked.

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