Rajasthan: 9 injured, two groups open fire and pelt stones at each other

The incident at Panipura village in Kanchanpur that took place due to political rivalry between the two parties where parliamentary elections were held two days earlier.

Jaipur: Nine people were injured after two groups opened fire and threw stones at each other in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district on Monday. Following the incident in Kanchanpur’s Panipura village, which took place due to political rivalry between the two parties where assembly elections were held a few days earlier, nine people have also been arrested.

Circle Officer of Dholpur Rural Babulal Meena said that additional police force has been deployed in the village as a precautionary measure and the situation is under control. Kanchanpur police station station house officer Yogendra Kumar said seven people were injured in stone pelting and two in firing.

He said the condition of those injured in the shooting is serious and they have been admitted to Dholpur district hospital while the others are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Badi town.

Voting for the Assembly elections in Rajasthan took place on Saturday, registering a 70 percent voter turnout. The state is witnessing a bipolar battle between the Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to elect the new state government.

The polls were largely peaceful, with stone pelting and clashes in some areas such as Sikar, Dholpur and Deeg districts.

Six to seven people were detained in Sikar and CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) teams were deployed after stone pelting between two groups in the area, Sikar SP Paris Deshmukh said.