Arson and violence in Jammu and Rajouri districts, curfew imposed - Times of India

JAMMU: Arson and communal tension spread to Jammu and Rajouri districts of Jammu & Kashmir late on Saturday night after which curfew was imposed there as authorities braced to contain the spreading violence in Kishtwar district. There were no immediate reports of casualties in Jammu and Rajouri. Attempts were made to set fire to two shops and two vehicles were torched in New Plot area of Jammu district, division commissioner Shant Manu said. Curfew was imposed in the entire Jammu district following the incidents, he said. Communal tension ran high in Rajouri district and curfew was imposed as a precautionary measure, SSP, Rajouri, Mubassir Lattifee said. Jaitley to lead BJP team to violence-hit Kishtwar BJP leaders, led by Arun Jaitley, will visit Kishtwar district that has been affected by communal clashes, to make an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. Jaitley, who is leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, will be accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, Avinash Rai Khanna, and state BJP president, Jugal Kishore, during his visit. Kishtwar has been under curfew ever since the outbreak of clashes between two communities. Taking the recent clashes seriously, the opposition party wants the situation to be brought back to normal soon. The BJP fears that such clashes may lead to the repetition of the earlier situation that led to migration of members of a particular community from the state. BJP president Rajnath Singh had spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded early normalization of the situation in the affected areas. The PM had reassured him on the issue and told him that that Army had been called in. Jaitley had also talked to finance minister P Chidambaram and the home secretary regarding the situation. Three people were injured in an incident of firing in commu nal clashes in curfew-bound Kishtwar district which witnessed stray incidents of stone pelting, while another seven people, including a senior police officer sustained wounds in clashes. Teargas shelling and cane-charging was also witnessed in Jammu city. Protests were held in Jammu and adjoining districts of region, which observed bandh in protest against the communal clashes in Kishtwar district. Army troops patrolled the streets of the violence-hit district while the local administration advised people to remain indoors and not to violate prohibitory orders. via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEe6LNpwjmu3HzntHkWJXX-hJxRew&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Arson-and-violence-in-Jammu-and-Rajouri-districts-curfew-imposed/articleshow/21751066.cms

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