Rajasthan: Curfew relaxed for 12 hours in Malpura town

Press Trust of India  |  Jaipur 

was relaxed today for 12 hours in violence-hit town of Rajasthan's district as no untoward incident was reported, police said.

It will, however, remain in force during night, they said.

was relaxed today from 7 am to 7 pm, SHO of police station, Navneet Bihari Vyas, said.

The and order situation is gradually getting normal but night will continue as a precautionary measure, he added.

Vyas said 41 people have been arrested so far.

Curfew was imposed in after members of a minority community pelted stones at kanwariyas, injuring 15 of them, on Thursday.

The attack was followed by arson in which a vehicle was torched, forcing the authorities to impose Section 144 of the CrPC which prohibits assembly of more than four people in an area.

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First Published: Fri, August 31 2018. 21:55 IST