Hasanpura tense, but peaceful

JAIPUR: On the third day after one person was beaten to death in Hasanpura locality, the victim's relatives and friends gathered at the colony and shouted anti-police slogans. A gathering of over 400 people took to the streets coinciding with the procession of Barawafaat on Wednesday.
A heavy police force was already present in the area following the death of Jeetendra Singh, who was thrashed to death on Sunday.
"There was a huge gathering of people in the locality, but no untoward incident happened as peace committees at local level were already been activated by us," said commissioner of police BL Soni.
Nearly 400 members including members of Singh's family, BJP workers and supporters demanded an ex-gratia and a government job for the kin of his family. MLA Pratap Singh Kachariawas also met the victim's family and offered his condolences. Some accused the state government and the police of protecting the actual culprits behind the incident.
Jeetendra Singh (38) had reportedly entered into a scuffle with some youths of a community after which he succumbed to injuries in the hospital and it triggered tension in the locality. Already eight youths were arrested in this connection.