Tension in Hanumangarh after clash injures VHP man, 7 arrested for attack

Tension gripped parts of Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan after a VHP leader was injured, reportedly in a clash with people from another community, on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. Seven people were arrested for the attack “within hours”, district collector Nathmal Didel said.

Didel said additional police personnel were deployed after the administration learnt that some protesters, purportedly from the majority community and irate at the injury suffered by VHP leader Satveer Saharan, had distributed sticks and engaged in inflammatory speeches. He said petrol was recovered from some of them.

Police conducted a flag march on Thursday morning and a peace committee meeting was held in the evening, Didel said.