Rajasthan: Curfew in Karauli after 35 injured in stone pelting

stone pelting incident took place procession Officials said Saturday was organized as a bike rally on Nav Samvatsar, the first day of the new year in the Hindu calendar.

was going through the rally Muslim majority area When the incident happened, the official confirmed.

“Curfew has been imposed in the city. Additional police force has also been deployed to maintain law and order.” Karauli District Magistrate Rajendra Singh Shekhawat said.

Terming the situation in the city as “tense but under control”, he said there were incidents of arson at some places.

“Around 35 people got injured. Of these, about 10 are being treated at a local hospital. One injured person was referred to Jaipur SMS Hospital in a critical condition, while the rest were discharged after first aid.”

It said some miscreants pelted stones at him at a rally passing through a Muslim-majority area on the first day of the new year under the Hindu calendar, leading to communal clashes, which had some two-wheelers and shops. were blown up.

Amid communal tension in the city, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke to the state police chief from Barmer and sought details of the incident. He directed for strict action in the matter and appealed to the people to maintain peace and cooperate in maintaining law and order.

Police officials including Bharatpur IGP Prashan Kumar Khamesra and Karauli SP Shailendra Singh reached the spot and an additional police force was deployed to control the situation, the PCR said.

Rajasthan DGP ML Lather has also posted ADG Sanjib Kumar, IG Bharat Lal Meena, DIG Jaipur Crime Branch Rahul Prakash and DCP, Jaipur South, Mridul Kachwa in Karauli.

Police headquarters sources said that around 600 policemen, including 50 officers, have been deployed to maintain law and order in Karauli. BJP state president Satish Poonia blamed the Congress government for the incident.

The appeasement policy of the Congress government is responsible for this. No arrest has been made so far. It was a well-planned attack on a bike rally organized on the occasion of Hindu New Year.”