Baran (Rajasthan):The Baran district administration clamped Section 144, deployed police force, and shut down internet services on Sunday when tension gripped Baran city following the murder of a youth near an agriculture produce market the previous day. A Baran police official said, "The incident took place on Saturday wherein a youth was found murdered near an agricultural produce market in Baran city. Following this, the parents of the man took their child to the hospital wherein he was declared dead upon arrival. Noting this, parents along with a few other locals started protesting outside the hospital demanding justice from the administration."
After the murder on Saturday, family agreed to take the dead body of the youth on Sunday. "The district administration also gave Rs 4 lakh compensation to the relatives of the deceased and assured to arrest the killers soon, after which the relatives took the dead body and decided to cremate it. As a precautionary measure, internet services were suspended in Baran city and Section 144 has been imposed till further orders. Police are deployed everywhere to maintain peace and order," the police official said. The reason behind the murder is not yet known to the police. Further probe in the matter is underway.