By SABRANGINDIA
Late Friday night, on June 21st, communal violence reportedly took place Jodhpur’s Soor Sagar area. This has resulted in two police men being injured and 51 people arrested in the wake of the violence. A shop was also set on fire and two vehicles were damaged.
As per news reports by PTI, the issue took place with relation to the construction of a gate near an Eidgah at Rajaram Circle of the city.
What actually happened?
As per news reports, local residents had begun to oppose construction of two gates at the back of the Eidgah. The locals had reportedly objected because they claimed, as per Hindustan Times, that the construction was against the rules of the local municipality.
These locals, says the reports, had started to protest when the inauguration of these gates began to take place. The police and municipal officials reportedly reached the incidents when they heard that tensions were rising and tried to come to an agreement. It was finally concluded after speaking to both groups that the gates would remain shut. However, police report that even after this agreement stone pelting swiftly started taking place and led to a police van and another vehicle was vandalised, as well as two policemen injured. Local shops, and even a house were also affected by the arson. As per Rajasthan Tak, a shop selling brooms owned by a man named Raees was burned.
Rajasthan Tak has reported that three days before the incident of violence, a complaint was registered in the police, but no action was taken in the three days that led up to the violence.
A video has emerged by news portal called Rajasthan Tak, where a man being detained can be seen shouting, “Desh Hindu Rashtra banega.” (This country will become Hindu Rashtra.)
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