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Jaipur: In Sirohi district of Rajasthan, a police constable was stabbed to death by unknown miscreants while on duty at a Shivratri fair on Friday night. As soon as this news reached the police station, there was panic in the police department. Immediately police from several police stations including Pindwara, Rohida and Sarupganj reached the spot and started investigation.
At present many police officers including Sirohi SP Anil Kumar, Pindwara SDM Ravi Prakash, Pindwara DYSP Jethusingh Karnot are present on the spot and the accused are being identified and arrested. At present 8 police teams are investigating the case. Some accused have also been taken into custody. While the identification of other accused is underway.
During the fair, an altercation broke out between two groups. When Singh attempted to intervene, he was fatally stabbed in the neck by someone, the report stated. The assailants fled the scene following the incident. The police told sources that search operations were underway for the accused.
Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the tragic incident and demanded the arrest of the accused.
“Tribute to constable Niranjan Singh who laid down his life in Swarupganj of Sirohi while performing duty. Our sympathies are with his family in this hour of grief. The state government should arrest the murderers and ensure strictest action,” he posted on X (formerly Twitter).
Giving information, Sirohi SP Anil Kumar said that a fair is going on in Lautana of Sarupganj police station area, where constable Niranjan Singh was on duty. There was a fight between two groups at around 12 o’clock on Friday night. During this time, when police constable Niranjan came to his rescue, the accused attacked him with a knife, due to which he died. At present, we have kept the body of the deceased constable in the mortuary of Sarupganj Hospital and raids are being conducted to arrest the accused.
Singh’s body was transferred to the mortuary of the district hospital for post-mortem examination, as per sources.
Last year, a Delhi Police constable was stabbed with a knife in his chest and hand in the Adarsh Nagar area of Delhi, according to sources. The occurrence occurred when he attempted to arrest a criminal linked to seven cases involving the Arms Act and robbery.
The incident unfolded after the police received specific information about an individual known as Ajay alias Ganja, who, along with his associates, was planning to commit a crime in the Wazirpur area.
According to sources, they found the group behind a public toilet. When Constable Bhupender attempted to control Ajay, he attacked the cop with a knife, resulting in stab injuries to Bhupender’s chest and right hand.
