According to Mohammad Zabir, stone pelting began in front of the police-administration. He said, “Stoning came in such a way that the first people who had thrown bombs, etc. were scrambled. So Amit Joshi came, he started the conversation. I told him that he talks comfortably at the police station. After that he went from here and then stones started from there.”
The quarrel took place at one place, but why in other areas?
The Quint also contacted Amit Joshi. Amit was present on the spot during the incident. Jama Masjid, Amit has an electronic shop in Manak Chowk area, about 700 meters from where the dispute started. Amit came out to take bread during the incident.
Amit says, “The city is saying that ‘whom will the procession be taken out’. If Hindustan wins, what will the procession come out by asking? This is the victory of the whole country.”
He further says, “No twine bomb has been thrown. There is no such thing. The controversy was just about why the procession was taken out in front of the mosque. People came out directly from the mosques and started killing.”
He further says, “The procession had gone out. I was going to my house with bread. The city was coming from there. He said, ‘You take people to the police station, I am coming with my people. I would understand. As soon as I turned, I started to throw stones.”
According to Amit, there were only 4-5 people from the Hindu side on the spot. While there were hundreds of people from the Muslim side.
