Vehicles torched in two police stations
ALWAR:Protests
by Dalit organizations took a violent turn in Alwar when protesters vandalised two police stations and torched vehicles parked inside them, forcing the police to open fire. Three people suffered bullet injuries and one died in hospital. The other two have also been hospitalised.
Protesters also torched five police vehicles, including a Chetak patrol car, in Khairthal town and NEB police station of the city.
Alwar’s SP Rahul Prakash said the police fired 60 rounds in the air to disperse an unruly mob. Protesters also pelted stones at the Khairthal police station after setting Krishi Upaj Mandi on fire. Deputy superintendent of police Girdhari Lal suffered injuries in the attack after the police force ran away when they got outnumbered. He took shelter in a private house. Later, he got five stitches on his cheeks.
Three police vehicles, including a patrol car, were torched in Khairthal. Police opened fire following this. Pawan Kumar, 27, of Jadoli gram panchayat suffered bullet injuries and died in a hospital. His father, Jallaram, said Kumar was doing BEd and wanted to be a teacher.
Two others suffered bullet injuries in Khairthal – Sher Singh and Suresh Jatav. Sher Singh was referred to Jaipur as his condition is critical, police said.
Alwar SP said the Dalit protest was violent since morning. Groups of 40-50 Dalits were forcing traders to shut their shops. This led to heated arguments between the two sides. The protesters vandalised shops.
“On a 60-foot road area, a dairy owner fired at the protesters from his rooftop, leaving three of the protesters injured,” the district police chief said.
The agitated crowd burnt his house and two vehicles. Later, the crowd gathered outside NEB police station and started pelting stones. Police dispersed the crowd by lobbing tear gas shells later and even opened fire. The police also fired twice in the air to disperse the crowd. The agitated protesters later vandalised the NEB police station and torched three police vehicles. HTC