Jaipur news: Communal tensions erupts after bystander’s death over a ‘misunderstanding’

  • Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph said that the situation in Ramganj area of Jaipur was brought under control with the deployment of additional forces

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Published30 Sep 2023, 10:11 PM IST
Representational image: The police said that a dozen suspects were detained in the case of Friday and the incident was the result of a misunderstanding
Representational image: The police said that a dozen suspects were detained in the case of Friday and the incident was the result of a misunderstanding

Communal tensions erupted in the Ramganj area of Jaipur district of Rajasthan after a bystander was thrashed and killed by a group of men after an accident between two bikes. The police said that a dozen suspects were detained in the case of Friday and the incident was the result of a “misunderstanding.”

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Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph said that the situation in the area was brought under control with the deployment of additional forces. The tensions spiked after two motorcycles collided at Subhash Chowk, following which a group of men thrashed two bystanders, mistaking them for being responsible for the accident.

“After the accident, an unfortunate incident of road rage occurred in which two men, who had stopped there to see what had happened, were thrashed by a group of people,” Biju Joseph told reporters.

“One of the two men died. An FIR has been registered after which we have detained several people involved in the incident. The situation is normal now and complete peace will be restored soon,” he added.

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Several people shut their shops after the incident, especially in the Muslim-dominated areas. The family members of the victim and other locals gathered to demand action against the accused.

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The police informed that the accused belonged to the Subhash Chowk area while the victim in the incident lived in the Ramganj area of Jaipur. As the situation became sensitive after the incident, the police deployed Special Task Force (STF) in adequate numbers, DGP Umesh Mishra said. He added that the police force is also using drones to keep a close eye on the area.

“Strict action as per the law will be taken against the accused in the case,” he said.

(With inputs from PTI)

 

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