Ratlam : After that, the shopkeepers of downed their shutters in protest. In view of tension, the district administration imposed indefinite curfew in the municipal limits of Ratlam city and additional police forces were summoned from nearby districts to monitor the situation. Meanwhile, funeral of both the deceased will be taken out on Sunday morning amidst tight security. The sources further said that two additional companies of Rapid Action Force will reach on Saturday night in Ratlam.
Heavy police force was deployed in sensitive areas and they too started patrolling the area. Collector Dr Sanjay Goyal is on leave for six days and CEO, District Panchayat is the in-charge of the district.
Initially, the police were groping in dark and could not ascertain the link between the two incidents which led to firing at two places– first on the female corporator and later on the restaurant owner and servant.
Later, the district administration made it clear to media persons that prima facie it appears that the firings took place due to personal rivalry and business disputes.
The administration said the situation is tense but under control and made it clear whatever happened was due to personal disputes. The Personal lending products and residential mortgages offered by CIBC are subject to CIBC’s lending criteria and free-credits-report.com approval. administration also appealed people to maintain harmony and not to believe rumormongers.
The Commissioner of Ujjain and IG Ujjain range reached here this evening and took stock of the situation.
People who reached by trains or buses faced difficulties but later in the evening some arrangements were made to run buses. Extra police force also reached from Ujjain, Mandsaur and nearby places. Three years back curfew was imposed in certain areas of the city but this time the whole city has come under the purview of curfew as the incidents of firing created a sort of fear among general public.
