Stabbing in school sparks communal tension in Udaipur

Jaipur, August 16

A mob set fire to cars and pelted stones amid communal tension in Udaipur after a Class X student stabbed another boy at a government school on Friday.

Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of people were imposed in the Rajasthan city. It was not immediately known what led to the stabbing at the government school located at Bhattiyani Chohatta.

Members of some Hindu outfits gathered at Madhuban in the city to protest the stabbing, the police said, adding the victim was admitted to the ICU of the district hospital. His condition is stated to be stable. The police said a mob hurled stones and set three or four cars on fire.

As the tension escalated in the evening, markets were shut in Bapu Bazar, Hathipole, Ghanta Ghar, Chetak Circle and nearby areas. Some violent elements also pelted stones at a shopping mall in which the glass gates of the shops were damaged.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the government hospital but they were dispersed by the police. “Additional policemen have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order. The accused has been detained,” SP Yogesh Goyal said. — PTI