One person was killed and at least 11 others, including six policemen, were injured including in a clash between locals and police personnel in Jaipur’s Ramganj late on 8 September. A curfew has been imposed in four police station areas and mobile internet services have been suspended in the city.

However, the police has now said that the situation is under control in the violence-hit areas.

The incident happened late on Friday night when an agitated mob gathered outside Ramganj police station following an incident of alleged assault of a couple by a police constable in the area, a senior police official said.

According to eyewitnesses, a policeman tried to stop a bike for a routine vehicle check in the area. The rider tried to escape but the policeman managed to hit the pillion rider, who was taken to a police station.

The mob which gathered after this incident went on a rampage, torching a power house and setting ablaze five vehicles, prompting police to open fire in the air to disperse the mob.