Bhilwara on boil again: youth's murder triggers fresh communal tensions, internet snapped

In the wake of communal clashes in parts of Rajasthan last month, tensions have mounted in Bhilwara now after a 20-year-old youth was murdered.

Adarsh Tapadia was passing through the Sanganer area when assailants on two bikes stopped and stabbed him to death. Police suspect the youth was killed over a dispute involving his brother and have arrested three prime accused and the role of others involved in the murder was also being probed.

The authorities on Wednesday suspended the internet till Thursday as Hindu groups called for a bandh over the murder. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has supported the bandh call.

Internet services were suspended in Bhilwara on May 5 amid communal tensions after two men were beaten and one of their bikes was set on fire. Communal violence earlier broke out over religious flags ahead of the Eid celebrations in Jodhpur. In April, communal clashes broke out in Karauli with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot blaming the BJP for communal tensions ahead of elections in the state next year.