Crowds Attack Cops, Curfew In Jaipur

Curfew has been clamped in four police station areas of Jaipur after violence erupted on Saturday. In the spate of violence, a police station was attacked the several vehicles were burnt. There were also reports of stone pelting from some of the areas and police had difficult time to control the violent mob. Tear gas was used and the district administration to maintain law and order had to impose curfew in four police station areas.

According to eyewitnesses, violence flared up after a policeman hit a person sitting on a motor bike with a lathi (baton) after the policeman tried to stop a bike for a routine vehicle checking in Ramganj police station area. The man tried to run away from the scene and was hit with a baton. Soon afterwards hundreds of people gathered at the police station and started to create ruckus. Police tried to pacify them but failed. The mob started to pelt stones. Police resorted to lathicharge as violent mob burnt vehicles.