Day before Padmaavat release: Angry mobs resort to violence, torch vehicles, block roads

A day before the release of 'Padmaavat', a Bollywood period drama, several parts of north India witnessed protests and violence. Despite security arrangements, mobs protesting the release torched buses and blocked roads in various places on Wednesday. The Supreme Court on Tuesday had rejected petitions by the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, which sought to review the court’s earlier order that rejected a ban on the film. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)

Protesting against the movie's release, a Rajput group at Bhondsi in Gurugram set a bus on fire. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)

Police standing outside Omaxe Mall, Gurugram, to ensure the law and order situation remains in control. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)

Protesters belonging to a Rajput group burn tyres and block road at Vazirpur in Gurugram on Wednesday. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)

Angry mobs unleashed violence in Ahmedabad as well. They torched a number of motorbikes parked outside a city mall and restaurants on the SG highway on Tuesday evening. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja said: "We are probing who is responsible for the (Ahmedabad) incident. Police have detained 30 people so far. I am in touch with Karni Sena leaders and they have said they do not approve of violent protests. I am saying this again that the state government will follow the Supreme Court order which has allowed release of the film." (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

Ahmedabad Police Commissioner A K Singh, speaking to The Indian Express, said two rounds were fired in the air outside Himalaya Mall to disperse the mobs. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

At least three Ahmedabad malls — Acropolis which has the PVR multiplex, Himalaya which has Carnival Cinema and Ahmedabad One which has Cinepolis — were targeted by mobs on Tuesday evening. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

In Gujarat, a day after protests turned violent, the police filed six FIRs against 100 people on Wednesday. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

A day after angry mobs unleashed violence in Ahmedabad, state police on Wednesday beefed up security outside the multiplexes. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

In order to prevent any untoward incident in the multiplex, companies of Rapid Action Force were also been deployed on Wednesday. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)