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Leicester has been the scene of a series of disturbances apparently stemming from a cricket match between India and Pakistan last month.

“We will not tolerate violence or disorder in our city. Under Section 60 stop search powers, a large number of people were searched." We can strengthen our dialogue to repair community relations. Pictures showed hundreds of men on the streets and dozens of [police](/news/royal/1670476/policing-security-state-funeral-royal-family-queen-elizabeth-King-Charles-westminster) forming a human barrier last night, with Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon saying his officers were “taking control” of the situation. They sought to keep actions lawful but, regrettably, the situation led to disorder.” Please do not get involved, we are calling for calm."

Police said disorder erupted in parts of East Leicester on Saturday evening when large crowds formed after groups of young men started an "unplanned ...

It resulted in the assault of a Leicestershire Police officer. A significant police operation will remain in the area in the coming days." "Two arrests were made – one man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit violent disorder and one man on suspicion of possession of a bladed article.

This comes after a spate of attacks on Hindus in Leicester followed the Asia Cup India-Pakistan cricket match on August 28. | OpIndia News.

According to accounts, Muslims, primarily Pakistani Islamists, assaulted [Hindus](https://www.opindia.com/tag/hindus/) and their homes in the area. [erupted](https://hindupost.in/world/anti-hindu-rampage-by-british-pakistani-gangs-in-leicester-uk/) in Leicester city following the defeat of Pakistan by India in the Asia Cup match on August 28. The majority of these incidents of violence and provocative religious sloganeering were reported in the city’s Belgrave region. [Islamists](https://www.opindia.com/tag/radical-islamists/). Anshul shared how radicals and Islamists were sharing the stories on social media and planning to attack Hindus. This comes after a spate of targeted attacks on Hindus followed the Asia Cup India-Pakistan cricket match on August 28, when armed Islamists attacked Hindus and their residences in the vicinity. A total of 27 people have been [arrested](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/police-arrest-27-people-eight-7593991) since the dispute began in the city. A Saffron flag was also [desecrated](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62943952) by a mob of Islamists in front of the police. The protest was disrupted by Islamists as they hurled glass bottles at the protestors. The violence after the victory of India over Pakistan in the Asia Cup [violence erupted](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11223295/Police-flood-Leicester-activate-dispersal-powers-urge-calm-disorder-continues.html) on Friday night in Leicester, United Kingdom.

Police said groups of men were gathering in North Evington after incidents of violence and damage in the city's east.

A police spokesperson said: “Several incidents of violence and damage have been reported to the police and are being investigated. Please do not get involved, we are calling for calm.” In a statement on Sunday night, Leicestershire police said: “Officers became aware of groups of young men gathering on Sunday afternoon in the North Evington area of the city.

It comes after a further protest took place in the city on Sunday, following large-scale disorder on Saturday.

"It got fanned by some very distorted social media," he said. "We need calm - the disorder has to stop and it has to stop now. Community leaders in the city have called for "peace and engagement". "I also know there was also a concerted attempt on Saturday to bring people from as far as Birmingham, to ship them across to have a bit of a 'set-to' in Leicester. The force said in a statement: "Officers became aware of groups of young men gathering on Sunday afternoon in the North Evington area of the city. Fifteen people have been arrested in east Leicester during an operation to "deter further disorder" over unrest in the city during the weekend.

Police said two arrests had been made, and that the trouble flared up after “an unplanned protest” on Saturday night, reports the BBC. Saturday's incident is ...

“We are horrified and deplore what was going on (yesterday) and across the last two weeks. Suleman Nagdi, of the Leicester-based Federation of Muslim Organisations told the BBC: “What we have seen on the streets is very alarming. “We need calm, the disorder has to stop and it has to stop now.

Authorities said they became aware of groups of young men gathering on Sunday afternoon in the North Evington area of the city.

A police spokesman said: “Several incidents of violence and damage have been reported to the police and are being investigated. In a video filmed at 9pm on Saturday, Mr Nixon said: “We have had numerous reports of an outbreak of disorder in parts of the east Leicester area of the city. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: “Officers became aware of groups of young men gathering on Sunday afternoon in the North Evington area of the city.

For the past few weeks Leicester has become a kind of mini-Kashmir in the middle of England, with clashes, protests and disorder breaking out in the city ...

In the meantime, the police are preparing for yet more violence this evening. Nagdi has lived in Leicester for 46 years and also runs a charity which deals with death and bereavement in the Muslim community. On Saturday a large group of Hindu men protested in the city, with some shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ – a slogan which has increasingly been used by Hindu nationalists in India. The police appeared to be making progress in their investigations, and said on Friday they had made 27 arrests in connection with the violence. According to Leicester police, this was followed by a ‘series of incidents’ in different areas of the city over the following week. After the police put in place dispersal orders on 6 September and allowed officers to stop and search anyone without reasonable grounds, the nightly violence more or less came to an end in Leicester.