In Rajasthan, the wildness was take place on Monday between the youths from the Muslim and Sondhya Rajput communities are involved over an issue.
Key highlights:
- In Rajasthan, the police have filed the three cases over an issue held on Monday.
- The police announced that they arrested the three people, and 35 people are hold up
- On Monday, communal tensions erupted after offensive social media messages were circulated on Rajasthan social media platforms.
Internet services have been resisted for 24 hours in three blocks of Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district, which took place hours after a fight between youths from two different communities, which is said by the Rajasthan police.
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The issues did not escalate at the time, but later messages began to circulate on social media that Hindus had been attacked in the city of Gangadhar, sparking community tensions. Rajasthan government authorities have decided to stop the internet services in the Gangadhar, Pedawa, and Bhawani Mandi blocks from midnight. And then the police have filed the four cases against some 200 people for mostly unidentified, provoking violence, and damaging public property.
Three people have been arrested for the incident, while 35 have been detained for questioning, said police. According to Rajasthan police, communal tensions happened in the area after fake messages were circulated on the social media on Monday night in Rajasthan social websites.
Jhalawar SP Kiran Kang Sidhu said that three youths are involved in the fray and they were immediately arrested, but Laxman Singh from the Sondhya Rajput community, along with 100 to 150 people, arrived at the Gangadhar Police Station, demanding the arrest of all those from another group. The mob was not satisfied with the arrest of only three youths and set fire to the sawmill where the skirmish had taken place, said SP.
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When the police tried to arrest them, both communities began to stone each other, in which Laxman Singh and two policemen were injured. The mob also set some vehicles on fire and damaged public property, the SP said. The situation got even very worse when someone spread a rumour that Laxman Singh was sent to a hospital for treatment, and had experienced gunshot wounds. The SP said that the situation in Gangadhar city is now under control. After getting the order from the Kota division commissioner, the Internet services have been stopped for 24 hours in three districts.
At that time, the issue did not escalate at the time, but later messages began to circulate on social media that Hindus had been attacked in the city of Gangadhar, sparking community tensions.
The police and higher authorities decided to stop the internet services in the 3 districts where the violence took place for 24 hours from midnight.
The police have filed four cases against some 200 people, mostly unidentified, for provoking violence and damaging public property in that place.
Three people have been arrested for the violence and 35 people have been detained for questioning, said by the police department.
According to police, communal tensions gripped the issue after false messages circulated on the social media platform on Monday night.
Jhalawar SP Kiran Kang Sidhu said that three youths are involved in the fray were immediately arrested at the spot, but Laxman Singh from the Sondhya Rajput community, come along with more 150 peoples, after they are arrived at the Gangadhar Police Station, and asking to arrest of all the peoples from another group.
The mob did not compromise with the arrest of only three youths and set fire to the sawmill where the skirmish had taken place, the SP said.
When the police tried to arrest them, both communities began to stone each other, in which Laxman Singh and two policemen were injured.
The mob also set some vehicles on fire and damaged public property, the SP said.
The situation got even very worse when someone spread a rumour that Laxman Singh, who was sent to a hospital for treatment with a gunshot wound.
The SP said that the situation in Gangadhar city is now under control.
However, the Rajasthan police got the order of the Kota division commissioner, after that they will stop the Internet services for 24 hours, which is said by Jhalawar district collector Hari Mohan Meena.