evidence: As the conversation proceeds, Mr. Jaiswal is distraught, as any father whose 16-year-old has been jailed would be. Usually a carnival-like atmosphere prevails during the yatra that goes down narrow roads, with people dancing around the chariots that carry various characters of the Ramayana, led by a trio dressed as Ram, his consort Sita, and brother Lakshman. "It may take many hours to go through the city, even until midnight," says Mr. Jaiswal. On this occasion, in the early evening, just as the peace committee comprising both Hindus and Muslims was handing out sherbet to the participants along the way, stones began to be hurled at the Gagan Diwan kabristan (burial ground) and the Murarpur mosque, 3 km away. [...] Requesting anonymity, a police officer posted in Laheri police station said that during the interrogation process, a minor had revealed that a day before the Ram Navami procession, groups of Hindus had gathered in the Murarpur locality, where swords and iron roads were distributed among them by local BJP leaders. They were also given ₹500 each for the petrol so that they could come on their respective motorbikes for the procession. Liquor too was distributed, the bottles later used for petrol bombs by the mob. These were found inside the madrasa and library, two in each of the 22 rooms.