Rajasthan: Gang war claims life of youth in Jhalawar

KOTA: A 25-year-old youth, who was attacked by 6-8 youths with sticks and iron rods in Jhalawar city last Thursday, succumbed to injuries during treatment in Jaipur on Tuesday.
The body of Krishna Valmiki was taken to his hometown Jhalrapatan where the last rites had to be performed amid tight police security on Wednesday. The death led to protests in Jhalrapatan with Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal calling it a mob lynching, while police denied it. Police have already arrested six youths and booked them for murder under IPC Section 302.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists, however, demanded that the accused be charged for mob lynching, kin be given Rs 1 crore compensation and a government job for a member of the family. Jhalawar SP Kiran Kang Siddhu said the attack was a result of past enmity between two groups, which led to the attack on last Thursday.