The general anguish over vandalism by Kanwarias reached the Supreme Court on Friday as it expressed serious concern over the increasing incidents of lawlessness and vandalism by sectional and religious groups.

As a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud expressed concern over the issue, Attorney General K K Venugopal referred to the violent acts by the Kanwarias over the last two days.