10 killed, several injured in police firing at Dausa

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured when police opened fire to disperse agitating Gujjars in Dausa district today.

Jaipur: At least 10 people were killed and several others injured when police opened fire to disperse agitating Gujjars in Dausa district today. The violent mob torched a police station in Sikendra, SHO Bane Singh of the police station said.

Meanwhile, the government has earlier today deployed the Army in Bayana town and nearby villages as tension mounted following clashes between Gujjars, demanding Schedule Tribe status, and police on Friday that left 16 people dead. The agitating Gujjars damaged a rail track disrupting train services along the Delhi-Mumbai section.

Leader of the agitating Gujjar community, Kirori Singh Bhainsla said his supporters have resorted to this action after their demand fell on deaf ears. "We will stick to this place for the time being and later on take our agitation to other areas till our demands are met," he said even as heaps of chappatis, onions and other eatables are being piled up in the area by tractors for the demonstrators.

Four columns of army (about 800 troops) were deployed in Bayana town and nearby villages of Philpura, Dhumaria, Karvaria where the situation continued be tense, Bharatpur District Collector T Ravi Kant said.

As a precautionary measure, prohibitory orders have been promulgated in Dholpur, Sawaimadhopur, Karauli, Bharatpur and Jaipur districts, official sources said in the state capital.

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