JAIPUR: The incidents of communal tension are broking out back to back in Rajasthan. After Karauli, Jodhpur and Bhilwara it is Nohar in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan where tension prevailed after the Block President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Satveer Saharan and several got injured in a clash of two groups on Wednesday night. A crowd gathered on the spot and blocked the Nohar-Rawtsar road.
So far, at least 35 people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the district administration has also suspended internet services in Nohar and the other two towns in the Hanumangarh district.
According to the police, seven to eight persons attacked the VHP functionary when they were stopped by Saharan from eve-teasing of girls near the Ramdev temple of Nohar on Wednesday evening.
Following the event, a big crowd gathered at the scene, blocking the Nohar-Rawtsar route.
Heavy police forces have been deployed in the area with police and district administration officials maintaining a strict vigil on the people.
The police said that Saharan has suffered an injury and had been referred to the district hospital for treatment.
“ Within 4 hours of the incident, 7 people were arrested. Some people tried to give communal colour to the incident. Taking preventive action, 27 people including VHP workers and supporters arrested for blocking roads and disturbing law and order,’ said Ajay Singh, SP Hanumangarh.
Hanumangarh District Collector, Nathmal Didel 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 violent incidents are hitting the state one after another. Two days a 22-year-old youth was stabbed allegedly by members of another community in Bhilwara. The BJP, VHP and Hindu Jagran Manch members called for a bandh in the district following the incident.
