Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) Pappu Gurjar, the brother of slain dacoit Jagan Gurjar, was shifted from Ajmer High Security Jail to Dausa Central Jail under heavy security following concerns raised by his family over his safety after Jagan’s murder inside the prison. Pappu was escorted to Dausa at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday after the Ajmer jail administration received transfer orders from the prison headquarters on Monday.Additional police personnel were deployed to ensure the transfer was completed witho…
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Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) The southwest monsoon remained active across Rajasthan on Thursday, triggering widespread rainfall across most parts of the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Bharatpur, Dholpur, Baran and Jhalawar, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall, while a yellow alert was sounded for 29 districts.According to the weather office, intense rainfall activity is likely to continue across eastern and southern Rajasthan till July 10, before gradual…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) Police have arrested the prime accused in the sensational murder of former Chambal dacoit Jagan Gurjar inside the high-security jail in Ajmer, taking Vishnu Singh Jat into custody through a production warrant. Given the sensitivity of the case and tensions in Dholpur and other bordering districts, Vishnu was brought from the Ajmer High-Security Jail to the Civil Lines police station in an armoured vehicle under heavy security.A large contingent of armed police personnel acc…
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) The death of notorious dacoit Jagan Gurjar in Ajmer Central Jail has sparked fresh controversy, with his second wife, Komesh Gurjar, issuing a strong warning to the Rajasthan administration and demanding that those responsible be brought to justice. Speaking after Jagan’s funeral in his ancestral village in Dholpur, Komesh alleged that the real masterminds behind his death were being protected and warned of retaliation if the truth was not revealed.Addressing the media, Kom…
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) Dacoit Jagan Gurjar, who was murdered inside Ajmer High-Security Jail on June 29, was cremated in his native village of Bhavutipura in Dholpur’s Dang region on Wednesday amid unprecedented security arrangements. Jagan’s son, Asaram, lit the funeral pyre. His three brothers, Pan Singh, Lal Singh, and Pappu Singh, were brought from jail under tight STF security to attend the last rites.After paying their final respects, they were immediately escorted back to prison. The three…
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) The mortal remains of notorious dacoit Jagan Gurjar, who was murdered inside Ajmer High-Security Jail on June 29, will be cremated on Wednesday in his native Bhavutipura village in Dholpur’s Dang region. His body reached the village at around 7:30 a.m., while villagers and supporters had begun gathering from 6:00 a.m. onwards.The preliminary post-mortem report has revealed that Jagan Gurjar died after severe pressure was applied to his neck and throat, causing a fracture of…
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) The 12-hour sit-in protest staged by the family of slain dacoit Jagan Gurjar outside the mortuary of JLN Hospital in Ajmer came to an end on Tuesday evening after the district administration agreed to the family’s key demands in writing. The protest, led by Jagan Gurjar’s son Asaram Gurjar, began at 7 am and concluded around 7 pm after negotiations between the administration and the family. According to officials, the administration accepted a five-point charter of demands…
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Notorious dacoit Jagan Gurjar, who was found dead inside Ajmer’s High-Security Prison on Monday, first grabbed national headlines in 2008 after allegedly threatening to blow up the Dholpur residence of the then Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, with explosives.The threat catapulted him into the national spotlight and intensified efforts by law enforcement agencies to track him down.Jagan was born in Bhavutipura village in Dholpur district and reportedly earned his…
Jaipur, June 22 (IANS) The long-pending demand for Central OBC reservation for the Jat community has once again gathered momentum in eastern Rajasthan, with a massive ‘Hunkar Sabha’ scheduled to be held in Bharatpur on Monday. “A ‘Jat Reservation Hunkar Rally’ will be held at the Numaish Ground in Bharatpur,” said Hanuman Beniwal, National President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and MP from Nagaur, who will participate in the rally along with his supporters.”The rally is being or…
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) Acting on the directions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Headquarters, the ACB Outpost, Hanumangarh Unit in Rajasthan, successfully conducted a trap operation on Thursday and arrested accused Shriram, Revenue Patwari, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.According to Govind Gupta, Director General of Police, ACB, the Hanumangarh Unit received a complaint alleging that the accused Patwari was demanding a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant for recording a …