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Two killed as violence rocks Vejalpur, Jamalpur, Vasna

Police said some members of a family travelling by an autorickshaw in Vasna area on Friday morning were injured when they were attacked by mobs on the main road near Guptanagar.

One person was killed and three injured in police firing in Vejalpur area on Thursday night, police said adding Border Security Force personnel had been deployed in the area.

Violence, that erupted in curfew-bound Vejalpur and Jamalpur areas, later spread to adjoining localities as several houses and shops were set afire, police said adding that curfew was reimposed in Vejalpur from 0845 hours (IST).

Earlier, police burst teargas shells to disperse a mob, which went on a rampage near the agriculture market and set fire to over 200 shops and houses belonging to members of the minority community.

In Jamalpur, under Haveli police station, at least seven persons, including a constable and a police sub-inspector were injured in the violence on Thursday night. The army has been deployed in the area.

Many houses and shops were set ablaze by violent mobs in Raikhad, Jamalpur, Khamasa and Khanja darwaja localities. A hutment on the bank of Sabarmati river was also set on fire as mobs went on a rampage and threw crude bombs.

One person was injured in Khamasa area when police fired 70 rounds and burst over 300 teargas shells to disperse a mob.

In Saraspur area under Saherkotda police station, people have started moving to safer places after the Wednesday night's violence.

In Mansa taluka town of Gandhinagar district, one of the two persons stabbed on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries.

A report from Bhavnagar said the costal city continued to be tense following arson on Thursday in which four shops were set on fire by mobs.

PTI

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