6 held for violence post local body polls in Rajasthan

Six people have been arrested after violence erupted in Rishabdev in Udaipur district soon after the panchayat elections results were declared, said Rishabhdve SHO Shailendra Singh on Thursday.

On Wednesday, after the results of panchayat elections were declared, the candidates who couldn't win came up on streets vandalising vehicles. They also torched a polling bus and a police jeep after which a heavy police force was deployed. Stone pelting was also reported on the site.

Singh said that the additional police force, called on Wednesday night to control the situation, continued patrolling in the wake of late night tension.

Tension erupted after Krishna Kumari, one of the six candidates contesting panchayat polls, was declared winner by 297 votes.

Singh said further investigations are underway.IANS