In wake of the ongoing Gujjar agitation in neighbouring Rajasthan, high Alert has been sounded in the border districts of Madhya Pradesh to check any spread of violence. Additional police forces have been deployed in Morena & Chambal, keeping in view large number of Gujjars residing in the region.

Police were also keeping a strict vigil on the Rajghat Bridge on the highway of Rajasthan border. At least 16 persons, including a policeman, were killed as members of the Gujjar community, reiterating their demand for Scheduled Tribe status, clashed with police at Bayana, 20 kms from Jaipur, on Friday.

This has fuelled anger among the community members, who have decided to assemble at Gwalior on Saturday along with the bodies of those killed in the agitation. Taking all these into consideration, the state police & administration have sounded a high alert