1 dead in Jaipur clashes, curfew on

Yash Goyal

Jaipur, September 9

One person was killed and 20 others, including eight policemen, were injured after clashes broke out between members of a minority community and the police in the Ramganj area of Jaipur, prompting the district administration to clamp curfew in four police station areas and suspend Internet services in the city.

The incident happened late last night when a motorcycle-borne couple, indentified as Sajid and Harsi, was allegedly beaten up by the police while managing traffic outside the Ramganj police station. The mob went on a rampage and torched part of a power house and set ablaze many vehicles, including an ambulance, three motor cycles and nine government vehicles.

When the situation went out of control, the police opened fire on the mob in which a person, identified as Adil, was killed, said NRK Reddy, ADGP (law and order). He said the body was lying at the mortuary of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital.

Curfew was imposed in Ramganj, Galtagate, Manak Chowk and Shubhash Chowk areas. Internet and broadband services were suspended and schools in the curfew-bound areas have been closed. Seven companies of police force, including 4 RAC, have been deployed in the curfew-bound areas. The five injured policemen were admitted to SMS Hospital and others to local hospitals, the ADGP said.

No fresh violence has been reported and five cases have been registered in connection with the clashes, the police said.

In a video clip, the couple alleged that they were beaten up and abused by a policeman for no specific reason.