Uproar after murder of youth in Jaipur, 9 held

Jaipur: Communal tension erupted in Ramganj and the nearby areas here after a bystander Iqbal, 18, died allegedly after being thrashed by a group of men following an accident involving two motorcycles, police said on Saturday. The police arrested 9 and named nearly a dozen suspects in connection with the Friday night incident.

The police, however, acted swiftly and brought the situation under control by deployment of additional forces. Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph, who camped on the spot, said that the incident was the result of a misunderstanding. He said that two motorcycles collided in Subhash Chowk after which a group of men present there thrashed two bystanders, mistaking them for being responsible for accident.

“One of the two men died. An FIR has been registered after which we have detained several people involved in the incident. The situation is normal now & complete peace will be restored soon,” Joseph told. The protesters were pacified after the agreement.