Karauli violence in Rajasthan sparked by planned attack, says FIR
India Today
Karauli riots: The Karauli violence was triggered by a planned attack on a religious rally, the FIR in the incident has stated. Around 42 people were injured and several shops and houses were set on fire during the violence on April 2 in Rajasthan's Karauli.
A cop injured in the Karauli violence in Rajasthan has alleged that the communal clash on April 2 was sparked by a planned attack on a religious procession.
In his complaint, Karauli Kotwali SHO Rameshwar Dayal Meena said that a rally was being conducted by members of a few Hindu organisations on the occasion of 'Nav Samvatsar', the first day of Hindu New Year. The complaint stated that the violence started when the rally was pelted with stones while passing through a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood.
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Around 42 people were reportedly injured when stones were pelted at a motorcycle rally passing through a Muslim-dominated area to mark Nav Samvatsar, spawning violence that saw shops and vehicles being set on fire.
He said that the rally was passing by peacefully. “Police tried to intervene, but stones and sticks rained on them from Muslim houses and a mosque,” the complaint read.
The police have arrested 40 people so far.
