10 months ago
Rajasthan Protest Turns Violent, Police Use Lathi Charge and Tear Gas
A large group of people were protesting on a highway in Rajasthan to get their demands met.
They had been talking to the police, but couldn't agree on anything.
The protesters then decided to block the road.
When the police tried to get the cars moving again, some people started throwing rocks.
The police then used sticks and tear gas to calm everyone down.
One police officer got hurt.
This caused a big traffic jam, but the police are talking to the protest leaders to make things peaceful again.
A sit-in protest by Rashtriya Pashupalak Sangh and DNT Sangharsh Samiti in Pali, Rajasthan, turned violent.
Protesters resorted to stone-pelting, injuring a policeman.
Police responded with a lathi charge and tear gas to control the crowd.
The protest caused a major traffic jam on the Beawar-Pindwara Highway (NH-162).
Administration is holding talks with protest representatives to resolve the situation.
- Who
- Rashtriya Pashupalak Sangh and DNT Sangharsh Samiti protesters, police
- What
- A sit-in protest turned violent, involving stone-pelting by protesters and a lathi charge and tear gas use by police.
- Where
- Balrai village near Rani town, Pali district, Rajasthan
- When
- Friday, around 4 pm
- Why
- Protesters were demanding fulfillment of 10 key demands and blocked the highway when talks failed; police attempted to clear the blockage, leading to the violence.
Protesters
Police
Response to Traffic Clearing Attempt
Protesters
Some protesters resorted to stone-pelting when police attempted to clear the highway traffic blockage.
Police
Police resorted to baton charge and fired tear gas shells to control the crowd after stone-pelting began.
Key facts
- Location
- Balrai village near Rani town, Pali district, Rajasthan
- Date
- Friday
- Time
- Around 4 pm
- Protesting Organizations
- Rashtriya Pashupalak Sangh and DNT Sangharsh Samiti
- Highway Affected
- Beawar-Pindwara Highway (NH-162)
- Injuries Reported
- One policeman injured due to stone-pelting
Quotes
Vipin Sharma
Pali Additional Superintendent of Police
“the situation is still tense but under control.”
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“the ongoing talks would resolve the issue.”
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