Attack on way to school visit: SC/ST case against Ashutosh

Following the attack on a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) delegation, which was on its way to visit a school in Jaipur on August 21, cross FIRs have been lodged Meanwhile, 11 persons were detained Chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and “Cockroach Go Back”, they allegedly hit one person outside the building where Ranka was speaking before law enforcement personnel and others intervened.

In Jaipur, the FIR against CJP co-convener and Ranka was lodged on a complaint They started abusing me and the villagers. They also used abusive language against the women of our village; when the villagers and I tried to reason with them, they started beating us.” 'Abused us with casteist words' Claiming that he and other villagers were injured in the attack, Dhanka said, “They insulted me and other villagers There is tremendous anger among the villagers due to the incident.” Read | ‘No use for a cockroach’: Minister’s jibe after CJP tries to visit Rajasthan school The FIR against CJP workers has been lodged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections for voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, unlawful assembly and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, along with three sections of the SC/ST Act.

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The other FIR has been lodged on a complaint submitted She said, “We are inspecting schools across the country under the CJP's 'School Thik Karo’ campaign. We received information that in Rampura Kanwarpura, the government school is being run in a buffalo shed and decided to go there.” Read | Amid CJP ‘inspections’, Rajasthan government admits 611 schools have no buildings 'Attacked from all directions' The complaint said, “The CJP team led We saw that at some distance before the school, some anti-social elements were abusing… We repeatedly requested them to listen to us, that we have only come to inspect the school on the invitation of villagers themselves but our team was attacked from all directions with bricks, sticks, and tubes filled with stones.” She said, “Four-five goons surrounded each of our workers and assaulted them brutally with the intent of fatality.” रामपुरा, कंवरपुरा स्थित सरकारी स्कूल पिछले कई सालों से भैंसों के तबेले में चल रहा है। मैं अभी वही पहुँच रहा हूँ। लेकिन हमारी टीम के कुछ साथी जो वहाँ पहुचे हुए थे, उनके साथ भाजपा के गुंडे फिर मारपीट पर उतर आए। भाजपा को हमारे बच्चे भैंसों के तबेले में पढ़ते रहे, यह मंज़ूर है,… pic.twitter.com/OYYThDjKgB — Ashutosh Ranka (@AshutoshRanka) August 21, 2026 Listing the injuries, the complaint said that volunteer Surendra alias Sanju Verma was brutally assaulted, leaving him with a fractured hand and a serious injury.

Another volunteer, Salman, was surrounded and brutally beaten Read | CJP claims ‘major win’ as Rajasthan clears Rs 18 lakh for ‘cowshed school’ building “Dust was thrown into Rekha Sharma’s eyes and she was attacked, shoved, and beaten from all sides. She suffered a serious injury to her shoulder,” the CJP stated.

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CJP has stated that videos of the assault are available with the media and asserted that the person who orchestrated the attack is Lalchand Sharma, who is also seen assaulting on camera.

“The villagers who came to rescue us claimed that Kamal Pradhan and Shankar Bagda had planned the assault,” they said. Pointing out that several persons are “clearly visible” in the videos, the CJP said they should be identified and legal action should be taken against them. The CJP stated that vehicles of their delegation were also attacked.

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He said Sanju “comes from a poor Dalit family.” This FIR from the CJP's side has been lodged under provisions of voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, unlawful assembly, mischief causing loss or damage to the amount of Rs 20,000 to 1 lakh, and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace. Both the FIRs have been lodged at Shivdaspura law enforcement personnel station under Jaipur City (South).

Meanwhile, in Jodhpur, Ranka addressed a seminar titled ‘Shiksha: Nayi peerhi ke sawal’ or ‘Education: questions DCP Jodhpur City (East) Manish Kumar Choudhary stated that 11 persons have been detained in the case (attack outside the event premises) but no complaint has been filed yet. While some reports asserted that the 11 are affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the DCP stated that no formal association with either outfit has been established yet.