JAIPUR (Rajasthan): Communal tensions gripped Ramganj town and nearby areas in Rajasthan’s Jaipur after an 18-year-old youth was beaten to death by a group of men following an accident between two motorcycles on Friday night.
Police said two motorcycles collided in Subhash Chowk after which one of the riders, accompanied by a group of men, viciously thrashed the other rider, identified as 18-year-old Mohammad Iqbal. The victim was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, they added.
The incident was captured on nearby CCTV cameras and the footage has gone viral on social media platforms. The video showed the two motorbikes colliding with each other. Iqbal can be seen injured on the road.
Around five people, including the rider of the other biker, are seen seemingly reprimanding Iqbal as he sits on the road, injured. Later, one of the men can be seen dragging the 18-year-old.
Visuals of the horrifying incident have gone viral on social media platforms.
The incident triggered communal tensions in the area as several shops in the Muslim-dominated areas were shut down, and family members of the deceased and locals gathered there demanding action against the other side. — (INP)
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