Parel clash: Mumbai Police deploy heavy bandobast after alleged sloganeering, stone-pelting; three booked

Mumbai Police maintained a heavy security deployment across the city through Wednesday night and Thursday morning after brief tension erupted in the Lalbaug Parel area during a religious processionSenior police officers and additional personnel were deployed at sensitive locations as a precaution while police teams remained on the ground throughout the night The situation was brought under control soon after the incident and no further major untoward incident was reportedTension follows exchange of slogansAccording to preliminary information tension broke out in Parel on Wednesday night following an Eid processionAn alleged exchange of slogans between two groups reportedly led to an argument which later escalated near the Laxmi Cottage area where stonepelting was also reportedPolice personnel intervened immediately and brought the situation under control Mild force was reportedly used to disperse those involvedThe exact sequence of events and the trigger behind the confrontation are still being investigatedSenior officers rush to spotSenior Mumbai Police officers and additional personnel rushed to the spot following the incident Reinforcements were deployed in the area as a precaution to prevent the situation from escalatingJoint Commissioner of Police Law and Order Manoj Sharma appealed to citizens not to believe rumours and said the situation was calm with senior officers present at the spotPolice said there was no reason for panic and maintained that the additional deployment was a precautionary measure to ensure peace and maintain law and orderThree booked by Bhoiwada PoliceMeanwhile Bhoiwada Police in Mumbai have registered a case in connection with the incident and booked three persons along with several unidentified individualsThe three named accused have been identified as Rehan Masood Sayyad 19 Adil Khan Ahmed Khan 19 and Miraj Mohammad Firoz Rais 18The case has been registered under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Police ActThe provisions invoked relate to allegations including unlawful assembly rioting and other offences allegedly committed during the incidentPolice are also working to identify other individuals who may have been involvedPolice warn against rumours on social mediaFollowing the incident videos and claims about the situation in Parel were widely circulated on social mediaPolice appealed to citizens not to believe or share unverified and misleading content warning that such posts could unnecessarily fuel anger and create further tension even after the situation on the ground had returned to normalCitizens were urged to verify information before forwarding posts and to avoid circulating content that could disturb Mumbais peaceful atmosphereMumbai remains largely peacefulDespite the brief tension in the LalbaugParel belt the heavy police bandobast ensured that the situation did not escalate furtherPolice personnel continued to remain deployed in sensitive areas through the night while authorities monitored the situation Mumbai remained largely peaceful with the investigation into the Parel incident continuing