A similar incident was reported in Muzaffarnagar where a group of Kanwar yatris vandalised a white car. In the video that has emereged, the kanwariyas can also be heard using abusive language as they wreak havoc on the streets.

Earlier, in Delhi’s Moti Nagar, a group of Kanwar yatris were caught on camera vandalising a car after the driver allegedly brushed past one of them.

The group shattered the windows and windscreens of the car with sticks and rods and finally toppled the car over, while mute spectators watched on.

The Kanwar yatris are Shiva devotees who are on their annual pilgrimage, walking from their homes to Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand. While loud music, cannabis consumption, huge traffic jams and littering are usually associated with the yatris, the incidents of violence have also risen in the recent years.

Meanwhile, the additional director general of Meerut, Commissioner Anita Meshram, Uttar Pradesh Police (Meerut Zone) Prashant Kumar and other senior officials showered rose petals on Kanwariyas from a helicopter on Wednesday, ANI reported.