In Surat, Gujarat, 27 people were arrested after protesting and pelting stones outside Saiyedpura police station, demanding the release of six minors detained for allegedly throwing stones at a Ganesha idol. The protests escalated into communal clashes, resulting in injuries to some police personnel and arson. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi and other officials assured strict action against the perpetrators. In a separate but similar incident in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, a Ganesh Chaturthi procession faced stone-pelting, leading to heavy police deployment and arrests. Both incidents have raised communal tensions, prompting calls for maintaining peace and order. Investigations are ongoing to determine the instigators behind these acts of violence.