Udaipur Violence: Student Devraj's last rites are performed under tight security, and tension prevails in Udaipur; police deployed

Posted on 20th Aug 2024 by rohit kumar

Devraj, a 10th-class student who was injured in a stabbing incident in Udaipur, Rajasthan, died on Monday after struggling between life and death for four days. Tension spread in the city after the student's death, due to which the police have imposed Section 144 and shut down internet services. Devraj's family is inconsolable due to his death.

 

According to a report by news agency PTI, Udaipur Collector Arvind Poswal said that shortly before the student's death, his sister had tied a Rakhi on Devraj's wrist in the hospital.

 

The student was cremated

The student's body was taken to the mortuary for post-mortem, after which the body was handed over to the family. The student was cremated on Tuesday morning. The incident took place on Friday when Ayan Sheikh, a 10th-class student in a government school, stabbed Devraj, leaving him badly injured.

 

The accused student was taken into custody

After this incident, communal tension spread in Udaipur and a mob of people set cars on fire and pelted stones. The accused student has been taken into custody and his father has been arrested.

 

Heavy police force deployed in the area

 

After the death of the student, considering the sensitivity of the incident, the district collector, SP, and other senior officials reached the hospital to take stock of the situation. Meanwhile, a heavy police force has been deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident.

 

Hindu organizations protested the stabbing

 

At the same time, after the incident, many Hindu organizations also protested against the stabbing, which further increased communal tension in the area. Seeing the unrest in the city, the district administration took immediate action and tried to calm the matter.

 

Student Ayan's house was demolished with JCB

Police officials demolished the house of the accused student Ayan with a JCB machine. Officials said that the house was built on forest land, so it was demolished under the existing rules.

 

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