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Police Lathi-Charge Congress Workers at Jaipur Commissionerate in Ritu Barala Case
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News18•21-10-2026, 07:35
Police Lathi-Charge Congress Workers at Jaipur Commissionerate in Ritu Barala Case
- •Police resorted to a sudden lathi-charge around 11 PM on Tuesday against Congress workers protesting peacefully outside the Jaipur Police Commissionerate, leaving several injured.
- •PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra strongly condemned the police action, alleging that officers intoxicated with alcohol brutally beat up the party workers.
- •Top Congress leaders including Govind Singh Dotasra and Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully spent consecutive nights sleeping on mattresses at the Commissionerate.
- •The protest demands a Zero FIR in connection with the alleged assault on NSUI National Secretary Ritu Barala.
- •While police stated that an FIR is already registered in Delhi, Dotasra challenged authorities to show the documents and vowed to continue the agitation.
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The protests were sparked by allegations of misbehavior and assault against NSUI National Secretary Ritu Barala in Delhi. Congress leaders and workers gathered to demand a Zero FIR regarding the incident.
PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra alleged that police personnel, intoxicated with alcohol, used batons to beat up peacefully protesting workers. He specifically named a constable named Asaram for instigating a pointless altercation and attacking workers in a drunken state.
Additional Commissioner Ajay Singh stated that an FIR related to the incident is already registered at the Connaught Place police station in Delhi, including Ritu Barala's complaint. Therefore, the police argue there is no legal necessity to file a new Zero FIR in Jaipur.
