Mumbai, Apr 12 (PTI) Some BJP leaders were among over 20 people booked for allegedly promoting enmity between groups by their actions during a Ram Navami procession in Malwani area of north Mumbai, a police official said on Tuesday.

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A Malwani police station official said those participating in a Ram Navami procession on Sunday were asked not to play drums while it passed by a mosque, but some leaders, including the BJP's Mumbai unit youth wing chief Tejinder Singh Tiwana and Vinod Shelar, allegedly did not pay heed.

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The mob, comprising BJP and Bajrang Dal functionaries, has been charged under IPC sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riots), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and other offences, though no arrest has been made as yet, the official informed.

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