Four remanded to police custody

JAIPUR: A local court in Baran district remanded four Congress workers to police custody for four days. They were arrested for allegedly firing at
BJP partymen while campaigning in Govindgarh village under Chipabarod police station.
On Thursday, three persons, including the brother of BJP candidate from Chipabarod, Nisar, sustained injuries when a Congress supporter allegedly fired on BJP supporters. Former minister Pratap Singh Singhvi, who was campaigning for Nisar, along with his supporters gathered outside Chipabarod police station and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused.
The incident occurred when Congress and BJP supporters came face to face during campaigning for panchayat polls in Govindgarh. After a verbal clash, the incident took a serious turn when a Congress supporter allegedly fired with his pistol and three BJP supporters sustained minor injuries.
Police said that the Congress supporters have been arrested under various Sections of IPC and the Arms Act. "We produced the accused before a local court which remanded them to police custody for four days," SHO Chipabarod, Radhey Shyam said.
SP, Baran, Om Prakash said that the arrested persons, included Shanu alias Shahnawaz and Aftab of Jhalawar and Mansoor Khan and Zakir of Chipabarod.