Two hour curfew relaxation in sarada, condition under control

With no major incident of violence reported in sarada on tuesday, the authorities decided to relax curfew for about two hours on Tuesday evening from 4:30 to 6pm while 36 people arrested. Curfew was imposed in Sarada town, some 80 km from Udaipur on Udaipur-Banswara highway, after a mob of local tribals attacked members of a minority community in a revenge' attack on Monday. Fearing more attacks, a large number people belonging to the minority community have taken refuge in Sarada police station. Reports suggest that tribals had set on fire over 22 houses in the town, prompting administration to impose curfew. Additional police personnel have been rushed from nearby districts though situation remains tense.
"We are keeping a constant watch and those taking law into their own hands will be dealt with sternly," said SP, Udaipur, Sanjeev Narjari. Tension was prevailing between Bhil-Meena tribals and minority community ever since a local gangster belonging to the minority community allegedly killed a Bhil-Meena youth on July 3. A local gangster, Shahjad Saradi, had allegedly kidnapped and killed a tribal youth Mohan Lal Meena alias Monti on July 3. Although, police arrested Shahjad from Gujarat on July 9 the tribals were not happy and wanted to take revenge. Udaipur MP Raghuveer Singh Meena had also camped in Sarada for three days demanding the arrest of the murderers of Meena youth. Raghuveer was MLA from Sarada before becoming MP from Udaipur.