Communal tensions escalate in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh after VHP leader gets severely injured in clash

The clash between two groups took place when the VHP leader stopped seven to eight persons from molesting girls near a temple

NewsBharati    12-May-2022 10:40:35 AM
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Hanumangarh, May 12: After a Hindu boy was stabbed to death in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) block president Satveer Saharan was injured following a group clash in Nohar city of Hanumangarh district on Wednesday evening. Since then, tensions escalated and The district administration has also suspended internet services in Nohar and the other two towns in the Hanumangarh district.
 
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The clash took place when Saharan stopped seven to eight persons from molesting girls near the Ramdev temple of Nohar on Wednesday evening. The group attacked the VHP functionary and Saharan. He suffered a severe injury and has been referred to the district hospital for treatment. After the attack on the VHP leader, an angry crowd gathered on the spot and blocked the Nohar-Rawtsar road.
 
 
The police have detained two accused, namely Adris and Amin. "A minor clash broke out between two groups yesterday, one person namely Satveer got injured and shifted to hospital. Two others got minor injuries. The situation is under control," said Suresh Jangir. Additional Superintendent of Police (SP), Nohar.
 
Hanumangarh District Collector, Nathmal said that after the clash in Nohar town, the internet services have been suspended in Nohar, Bhadra and Rawatsar towns of Hanumangarh district for "maintaining peace and law and order". The DC further said that the police have registered a complaint against two known and five unknown persons following the complaint of the VHP leader.
 
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Notably, Rajasthan has been witnessing various incidents of violence over the past two months. Jodhpur witnessed violent clash hours before Eid prompting the authorities to suspend mobile internet services and impose a curfew in 10 police station areas of the city. On the other hand, in Karauli, violence broke out after the stone-pelting incident took place at a religious procession.
 
On Tuesday night, a 22-year-old youth was brutally murdered by members of another community in Bhilwara after which BJP, VHP and Hindu Jagran Manch members called for a bandh in the district.