Slipper thrown at Shahi Masjid during Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ujjain, MP

Tensions heightened in the holy city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, during the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra carried out by the Khati Samaj (Other Backward Class) on the night of June 27, when people from the crowd threw slippers, shoes, and cow-dung cakes at the Shahi Masjid at Chhatri Chowk. 

Videos of the same went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage online.



Users condemned the act across the spectrum.

Based on a complaint by local resident Abrar Ahmed, the Kharak Kuan police lodged an FIR against unidentified individuals under Section 299 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class of citizens by insulting their religion or religious beliefs) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS).