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Former Rajasthan MLA Atar Singh Bhadana lynched amid two-year protest over crusher plant in Bharatpur
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 11:35 AM
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Former MLA Atar Singh Bhadana was killed by a mob in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, as a two‑year protest over a closed crusher plant and a disputed grazing‑land pathway turned violent on Sunday night.
A mob attack on Sunday night resulted in the death of former Rajasthan legislator Atar Singh Bhadana in Bharatpur district. The incident occurred as villagers protesting a two‑year‑old closure of a crusher plant and a planned access road through grazing land turned violent.
According to local reports, the protest had been ongoing for over two years, with residents demanding the plant be reopened or the road project be withdrawn. Tensions escalated when a group of villagers confronted Bhadana, leading to a physical altercation that culminated in the former MLA being lynched.
Police arrived after the mob dispersed and have opened a criminal investigation. Several arrests have been made, and authorities have pledged to file charges against those involved in the lynching. The incident has sparked renewed calls for stricter enforcement of law and order in rural Rajasthan.
According to local reports, the protest had been ongoing for over two years, with residents demanding the plant be reopened or the road project be withdrawn. Tensions escalated when a group of villagers confronted Bhadana, leading to a physical altercation that culminated in the former MLA being lynched.
Police arrived after the mob dispersed and have opened a criminal investigation. Several arrests have been made, and authorities have pledged to file charges against those involved in the lynching. The incident has sparked renewed calls for stricter enforcement of law and order in rural Rajasthan.