Bharatpur: A mob today vandalised a railway station and set ablaze a goods train engine in the district where normal life remained affected for the second consecutive day due to the Jat quota stir in Rajasthan.
Police fired in the air and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse mobs at two places.
"Firing in the air was done at two places including one at Ucchain area on National Highway 11 where a large number of protesters had gathered... An engine of a stranded goods train was set on fire and damaged by the protesters near Helak station whereas Paprera railway station was also vandalised in a separate incident," Inspector General (IG) Bharatpur, Alok Vashistha said.
Director General of Police, Manoj Bhatt said in Jaipur that the situation is under control in Bharatpur.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code were imposed by the collector yesterday after the members of the Jat community extended their support to the ongoing reservation stir in Haryana and blocked highways and railway in the district.
Normal life in the district remained affected due to the agitation and police and district administration officials are monitoring the situation.
Police fired in the air and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse mobs at two places.
"Firing in the air was done at two places including one at Ucchain area on National Highway 11 where a large number of protesters had gathered... An engine of a stranded goods train was set on fire and damaged by the protesters near Helak station whereas Paprera railway station was also vandalised in a separate incident," Inspector General (IG) Bharatpur, Alok Vashistha said.
Director General of Police, Manoj Bhatt said in Jaipur that the situation is under control in Bharatpur.
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Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code were imposed by the collector yesterday after the members of the Jat community extended their support to the ongoing reservation stir in Haryana and blocked highways and railway in the district.
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Normal life in the district remained affected due to the agitation and police and district administration officials are monitoring the situation.
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