Chandigarh: Five persons were killed on Saturday while several others were injured in firing by security personnel during violent protests for quota by Jat community in Rohtak, Jhajjar and Kaithal districts, taking the toll to six.
Five persons were killed "when armed forces opened fire to quell arson and firing" by the protesters, an official release said on Saturday. The fifth casualty took place at Kaithal, while four other persons died in Jhajjar and Rohtak earlier in the day. Besides, 15 people, including security personnel, were injured in Rohtak and Jhajjar on Saturday, the release said.
Amidst the ongoing violence in Haryana following protests by Jats, a delegation of community leaders from Uttar Pradesh on Saturday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to take urgent steps to fulfil their demands on reservation.
The Jat delegation told the Home Minister that the community has been deprived of benefits due to the lack of quota, especially in Haryana. They told Singh that Jats have be facing problems in other states too, including in Uttar Pradesh.
According to Indian Air Force (IAF) sources, Mi-17 will conduct about 50 sorties deploying army columns in Haryana. Foreigners, civilians will be evacuated, sorties will go on all Saturday night.
500 men from Rapid Action Force and CRPF reported in Gurgaon on Saturday. They would be deployed on duties from Sunday morning, Gurgaon Police said.
Concerned over the law and order situation due to Jat protest agitation, Delhi Police also cancelled leaves of all its officers with immediate effect. The officers who are on leave have been asked to join immediately failing which they will be liable for disciplinary action, Delhi Police sources said.
A Haryana Dairy Corporation's milk plant was set on fire by the protesters in Rohtak. The residents were asked to move out due to a possible gas leak from the plant, an official spokesman said. The Haryana government sought additional companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and more columns of Army to be deployed in Haryana by Sunday morning to control the agitation in the state.
The requisition for additional force was made by Crisis Management Group of Haryana comprising Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), and Director General of Police, who held a meeting with Union Cabinet Secretary, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Air Force and Director IB through video conference from here.
The release quoting an official spokesman said that 154 FIRs have been registered and persons are being identified, and stern action will be taken against them. He said the army and police personnel have been deployed in adequate number in Rohtak to control the situation.
As many as 15 companies of India Reserve Battalion and Haryana Armed Police, three companies of paramilitary forces and two columns of Army have already been deployed.
With PTI inputs.
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