Sylhet Correspondent :A clash between Musallies and devotees of a Hindu Iskcon temple at Kazal Shah in Sylhet city left at least ten pedestrians including ex Sylhet City Corporation councilor Zebunnahar injured after Jumma prayers.The other injured are– Syed, 24, Babul Ahmed, 37, Saju Akhter, 28, Arif, 22, Sumon, 17 and temple attendant Rajendra Choudhury, 27.According to local and police, the Hindu devotees were seen dancing with the beat of drums [dhak] circling the idol inside the International Society for Krishna Consciousness(Iskcon) temple during the Jumma prayers. After offering the Juma prayers when the musallies went to the spot and asked the Iskcon temple authority why they were beating the drums during the prayers, a Hindu devotee pelted stone targeting them. Being hit, the musallies became furious and also started pelting stones on the temple injuring ten pedestrian including an Iskcon temple staff. Police rushed to the spot and fire 15 teargas shells and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control.Meanwhile, additional policemen were deployed to monitor the overall situation of the place.
