Stone pelting hours earlier than Eid in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur; CM requires peace

By PTI

JODHPUR: Communal pressure broke out in Jalori Gate space right here, which led to stone pelting, leaving at the very least 4 policemen injured within the early hours of Tuesday.

The police lobbed tear fuel shells to regulate the state of affairs hours earlier than Eid within the hometown of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who appealed to the individuals to keep up peace.

The two sides clashed with one another over putting in a spiritual flag in reference to Eid, police stated.

“Four policemen were injured in the stone pelting. Heavy police force was deployed in the area to control the situation,” a supply within the police management room stated.

The chief minister requested the individuals to uphold brotherhood and known as the incident unlucky.

“While respecting the tradition of love and brotherhood of Jodhpur, Marwar, I make a touching appeal to all the parties to maintain peace and cooperate in restoring law and order,” he stated in a tweet.

Gehlot stated he has instructed the administration to keep up peace and order.