Police cordon Indian palace as rivalry between royal brothers spark clashes


Police officers surrounded the 450-year-old City Palace in Udaipur after the unrest on the night of Nov 25. -AFP

JAIPUR: Indian government officials took temporary control Tuesday (Nov 26) at a luxurious hilltop palace in Rajasthan after arguments between rival royal brothers sparked clashes between stone-throwing loyalists outside its fortified gates.

Police officers surrounded the 450-year-old City Palace in Udaipur after the unrest on Monday night when the older brother Vishvaraj Singh -- head of the historic royal family of Mewar -- was blocked from entry by his younger brother, Arvind Singh.

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