Bhilwara, 26 August (HS). The anger that erupted after the severed tail of a cow was found at the gate of Veer Hanuman temple near the Gandhi Sagar lake's embankment in Bhilwara city's Kotwali police station area on Sunday was visible on the second day, Monday, on Janmashtami. However, the police have detained eight suspects related to this incident. Despite this, angry people broke the glass of a showroom on Ajmer Road while passing through the streets on Monday. The police had to resort to lathicharge several times to disperse the crowd at different places in the city. Due to the preparations of Hindu organizations to surround the collectorate by staging a dharna near the collectorate, the police stopped the angry crowd which was forcibly entering in that direction. Here the police had to use force. The police have detained about a dozen youths who were creating a ruckus here.
Three times the police had to face stone pelting by the mob, in which policemen are also reported to have been injured. Police patrol vehicles kept patrolling the city continuously. Under the leadership of ASP Vimal Singh, the police also took out a foot march in the city.
On Sunday, the severed tail of a cow was found lying at the entrance of Veer Hanuman temple near the embankment of Gandhi Sagar lake at Badla Chauraha. The cow was also found in a bloody state nearby. The atmosphere became heated after this incident. Along with the people of the area, the officials of Hindu organizations, saints and mahants reached the spot. The police officers had sought time for the arrest after explaining. On this, time till 12 o'clock on Monday morning was given.
On Monday morning, protesters from the city and nearby areas started arriving in the city to protest. By 11 am today, a crowd gathered at Jail Tiraha. The crowd kept increasing. On the other hand, the police also came on alert mode seeing the crowd. Mahamandleshwar Hansram and MLA Ashok Kothari took information about the police action in this case from District Superintendent of Police Rajan Dushyant at the Superintendent of Police office. Regarding this incident, the Superintendent of Police said that CCTV footage was scanned and a thorough investigation was done, after which eight suspects were detained. Also, the Superintendent of Police asked for more time today and tomorrow as the police was busy due to the festival of Janmashtami. Two days were agreed upon for this.
After meeting the Superintendent of Police, Mahamandleshwar Hansram and MLA Kothari reached Jail Chauraha and informed the crowd gathered there about the talks with the Superintendent of Police, but the youth in the crowd did not agree to the two-day time given by the police and set out to close the market. In such a situation, the police, sensing the situation, surrounded the crowd in front of the Superintendent Engineer's office and tried to convince them, but when the crowd did not listen to the police, the police used mild force and dispersed them. From here, the hooligans in the crowd again gathered at Jail Chauraha. On the other hand, Mahamandleshwar and the officials of the Hindu organization also returned after the Superintendent of Police gave them the desired time. The police also asked the hooligans to leave from there by persuading them to maintain peace, but when they did not agree, the police again lathi-charged the crowd and dispersed them. This crowd entered RK Colony and also pelted stones at the police in protest against the lathi-charge.
Some time after the lathicharge, some protesters reached in front of the Collectorate and sat on a dharna. The police asked these youths to end the dharna, but when the hooligans did not end the dharna, the police showed strictness and drove them away by lathicharge. The hooligans who fled from here entered the evening vegetable market, which created chaos there. The hooligans threw stones at the police here too. Due to this, a policeman posted in the District Special Branch got injured. On this, the police also lathicharged. Due to this, the traders of the Sabzi Mandi area closed their establishments. In view of the ruckus, most of the shops were closed in various areas including Bazaar No. 2, Gol Pyaau Chauraha, Netaji Subhash Market, Gandhi Bazaar, Nagauri Garden, Station Road. Most of the shops remained closed in other areas including the evening vegetable market. In view of the situation, police force has been deployed in sensitive areas. At the same time, the police is patrolling the markets and keeping an eye on the situation. To maintain peace in this matter, District Superintendent of Police Rajan Dushyant and District Collector Namit Mehta have appealed to the general public to maintain peace and strict legal action will be taken against the accused.