Jaipur: Section 144 of the CrPC were imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan on Saturday after communal tension broke out following stone-pelting at a ‘Shobha Yatra’.
According to reports, more than 25 people were injured in the stone-pelting incident. Soon after, communal clashes followed, and the authorities imposed the curfew and deployed additional police force to maintain law and order.
In a statement, Karuali district magistrate Rajendra Singh Shekhawat said the prohibitory orders will remain in place till 12am on April 4. Internet services would also be shut till April 3 midnight.
“Section 144 imposed in Karauli from 6:30pm today, April 2, to 12am on April 4, in connection with a case of stone-pelting at a ‘Shobha Yatra’ (bike rally) in the city. Internet to also be shut on April 2 & 3 (till midnight), said Karauli DM Rajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Terming the situation in the city as “tense but under control”, Shekhawat said some incidents of arson too were reported from some places.
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