Quota row: Shoot at sight orders in 5 villages in Hisar

February 22, 2016 14:56

Curfew was imposed in five villages of the district and shoot at sight orders issued following a face off between Jats and other community members in the area today.

Earlier in the day curfew was lifted from Hisar and Hansi towns of the district even as road and rail traffic from Hisar to various destinations remained suspended.

Deputy Commissioner Chander Shekhar Khare issued orders clamping curfew in five villages of Sisai, Pano Bolan, Kali Rava, Sainipura and Dhanipal falling in Hansi sub-division of the district.

The curfew has been imposed as a precautionary measure to avert a clash after Jats and other community members came face to face in the five villages, he said.

Shoot at sight orders have also been issued, the official order said.

The DC said that army and police patrolling in the affected villages has been stepped up and appeal issued to the people to maintain peace and remain indoors.

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