Communal tension broke out in Jalori Gate area here, which led to stone pelting, leaving at least four policemen injured in the early hours of Tuesday. The police lobbe🤡d tear gas shells to control the situation hours before Eid in the hometown of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, 🎉who appealed to the people to maintain peace.
The two sides clashed with each other over installing a religious flag💫 in connection with Eid, police said. "Four policemen were injured in the stone pelting. Heavy police force was deployed in the area to control the situation," a source in the police control room said.
The Chief Minister asked the people to uphold brotherhood and called the incident unfortunate. &qu🌱ot;While respecting the tradition of love and brotherhood of Jodhpur, Marwar, I make a touching appeal to all the parties to maintain peace and cooperate in restoring law and order," he said in a tweet. Gehlot said he has instructed the administration to maintain peace and order.
(With PTI inputs)
