Hazaribag: Defying a ban imposed by the state government on public gatherings and religious processions in the state, a few akharas in Hazaribag on Tuesday took out the first mangalwari julus (pre-Ramnavami processions held on Tuesdays) ahead of Ramnavami on April 21.
On being informed, the police team under SDO (sadar) Vidya Bhushan Kumar and SDPO (headquarters) Mahesh Prajapati visited the busy Jhanda Chowk where the congregation of akharas took place for taking out a procession. Traditionally, the procession marks beginning of Ramnavami from the traditional Bara Akhara Mandir in the Boddom Bazar locality. On seeing police, the crowd shouted slogans and protested for stopping their procession.