One killed as two Gujarat towns witness communal clashes all over Ram Navami processions

By way of PTI

AHMEDABAD: One individual was once killed and any other one injured in a communal conflict in Khambhat town of Gujarat all over a procession taken out at the instance of Ram Navami on Sunday, whilst Himmatnagar town within the state additionally witnessed violence between participants of 2 communities all over a identical tournament, police mentioned.

The clashing teams indulged in stone pelting and arson at each the puts and the police needed to lob tear gasoline shells to deliver the placement beneath keep watch over, officers mentioned.

Whilst Khambhat town is situated in Anand district, Himmatnagar lies in Sabarkantha district.

“The frame of an unidentified guy, who seems to be round 65 years previous, was once recovered from the spot in Khambhat, the place two teams pelted each and every different with stones after a conflict broke out between them all over a Ram Navami procession overdue this afternoon,” Superintendent of Police Ajeet Rajyan mentioned.

Someone else was once injured and a couple of store cabins had been set on hearth through the miscreants all over the incident, he mentioned, including that the placement was once later introduced beneath keep watch over the use of tear gasoline shells.

The deceased seems to have died because of the wounds he suffered all over the conflict.

Investigation into the incident is underway, Rajyan mentioned.

A identical conflict was once reported in Himmatnagar and police had to make use of tear gasoline shells to keep watch over the violent mob that broken some cars and retail outlets, police mentioned.

“Two teams clashed and pelted each and every different with stones over a Ram Navami procession. All over the melee, some individuals had been hit through stones. However the state of affairs was once introduced beneath keep watch over in a while,” Vishal Vaghela, Sabarkantha’s Superintendent of Police, mentioned.

The agitators additionally set on hearth 3 to 4 two-wheelers. A big deployment of police staff is has been made to take care of regulation and order there, he mentioned.

Ram Navami is well known because the birthday of Lord Ram.