JAIPUR: A speeding Thar jeep driven by a minor crashed into a religious procession of the Sikh community in Raja Park area on Thursday evening. While police claimed no one was injured, locals said an elderly man was among four who got hurt.
The incident took place when procession having nearly 300 people was making its way through Govind Marg near Panchvati Circle around 8:30pm. Attempts by the accompanying police team to stop the jeep failed. The minor is reported to be the son of a govt official. ACP Laxmi Suthar told TOI that no one was injured.
Outraged by the incident, the locals vandalised the vehicle, and members of the Sikh community staged a protest outside the nearby Adarsh Nagar police station, demanding swift action against the minor. Police officials assured them of registering an FIR and taking action as per law. Sources said the injured were receiving treatment at SMS Hospital and that efforts were on to identify them.
Police sources said the minor was detained after the incident. A police team reportedly took the Thar vehicle to Jawahar Nagar police station and the minor to Adarsh Nagar police station. Sources said three other minors were in the vehicle, and three of them fled after the crash.
