Search the Internet          Tips

Nine more killed as violence
continues in Gujarat

At least nine people were killed, five of them in police firing, in a fresh round of communal riots in Gujarat on Wednesday even as K P S Gill, security adviser to the chief minister, discussed steps to check the continuing violence in the state with top police brass.

Five persons were killed and 13 injured when police opened fire to disperse clashing mobs in Ahmedabad's Maninagar area, which was under night curfew, early on Wednesday morning after a bomb blast triggered panic.

Five policemen were injured in the violence while a BSF jawan was wounded when he was attacked by a sharp weapon at a building in Maninagar area.

As many as 33 persons were arrested in connection with the violence in Maninagar, police said, adding that one country-made pistol, live cartridges, 33 crude bombs and a sword were recovered from them.

A youth belonging to minority community and residing at Vatva locality was stabbed to death on Wednesday night when he was passing through a locality dominated by the majority community, police sources said.

In a separate incident, nineteen persons were injured in violence in Kalupur area.

One person was stabbed fatally in Bhiloda town of Sabarkantha district on Tuesday night, while two bodies with stab wounds were recovered from Gyaspur village in Ahmedabad rural district.

Police opened fire and burst tear-gas shells at Idgah Chowki and Delhi Darwaja areas under the Madhavpura police station limits in Ahmedabad to disperse two groups indulging in stone-pelting on Wednesday afternoon.

PTI

The Sabarmati in Flames: Complete Coverage

Back to top

Tell us what you think of this report