Jaipur:
Rajasthan police has to date arrested 52 individuals after clashes erupted between two communities on Eid and its eve in Jodhpur, the hometown of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Moreover, 45 others have additionally been detained in reference to the violence.
Curfew continues in elements of Jodhpur, together with Udai Mandir and Nagori Gate, whereas web stays suspended to cease the unfold of rumours.
The clashes erupted over the placing up of Eid flags on the Jalori gate circle, which led to stone throwing that injured at the least 5 policemen on Monday night time. Police used tear fuel and batons to disperse the group on Monday night time.
The incident occurred when a three-day Parshuram Jayanti competition was in progress in Jodhpur.
Chief Minister Gehlot has alleged a BJP position within the violence. He informed NDTV yesterday, “That is the agenda of the BJP as a result of inflation, unemployment has gone to date up, they can not management it. So, they’re doing this intentionally to divert consideration.”
The clashes are the most recent in a collection of communal violence reported from throughout the nation previously few weeks, together with in Delhi, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.
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