Curfew in Jind after 5 rly stations torched

N Kalia

Jind, February 20

Curfew was imposed in Jind district after Jat protesters set afire Budda Khera, Pilu Khera, Uchana Mandi, Kinana and Jullana railway stations. To monitor the situation, Additional Deputy-General of Police (ADGP) BK Sinha rushed to Jind.

 At the Budha Khera railway station in Safidon subdivision, mobs carrying petrol cans ransacked the office of the Station Master and burnt the office record. Thereafter, the mobs targeted the Jullana railway station, the Jullana police station, fire station, market committee office and Haryana Roadways buses.

 At 2 pm the protesters ransacked the Kinana railway station. There was none to stop them. At 3 pm, the railway station at Uchanna Mandi was set ablaze and two railway engines  were destroyed. 

 The Pilu Khera railway station was also torched and an engine damaged. 

 Though senior Jat leaders met the DC in the morning and assured him that the stir would be peaceful, by noon a huge mob, including women, blocked the Gohana road and disrupted traffic. A group of protesters tried to enter the local bus stand but dispersed after the DC ordered shoot-at-sight orders.

 Later in the afternoon, demonstrators targeted Saini dharmshala and set afire a store room. 

Provoked, members of the Saini community came on to the roads and threw stones on Jat Dharmshala located in the same locality. Deputy Commissioner Vinay Singh and Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jorwal rushed to the site. Though the police resorted to a lathi charge, it failed to clear the street of the violent mobs.    The DC said the administration would act against the anti-social elements.

Curfew in Hisar, Hansi

Hisar: The incidents of violence were reported in Hisar and Hansi on Saturday. A man was injured in firing, while a motorcycle agency was set afire in Hansi.  The district administration imposed curfew from 8 pm on Saturday to 6 am in both towns.