A day after clashes have been reported from Khambhat city in Anand and Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, resulting in the demise of 1 particular person and accidents to a number of othersan uneasy calm prevailed within the localities on Monday amid police vigilance.
In Khambhat, residents took out the funeral procession of Kanhaiyya Lal Rana, 57, a resident of Chatari Bazaar within the city, who was discovered useless amid a conflict between communities in Shakarpur village. Rana was on his method residence from Ramji temple within the village on Sunday afternoon when he was caught in a conflict between communities.
Minutes later, police discovered him mendacity injured and unconscious — he was declared useless at hospital.
“My father had left on foot to attend the puja at Ramji temple, which is 3 km away from our home. He was returning home with prasad…,” Bhavesh Rana, who works a every day wage labourer, stated.
Both police and villagers of Shakarpur confirmed that Rana was not a part of the Ram Navami procession.
According to police, a rally of round 4,000 folks beneath police safety left Ramji temple in Shakarpur for a “Shobha Yatra” on Sunday. Hardly 500 meters from the temple, a conflict started between two communities close to a police pocket.
Heavy stone-pelting adopted, after which police resorted to teargas shelling to disperse the mob.
On Monday, The Indian Express visited the spot — stones and bricks lay on the street resulting in Shakarpur village, whereas heavy police presence ensured legislation and order state of affairs was beneath management.
The Indian Express tried to succeed in out to households residing within the space concerning Sunday’s incidents however most of them refused to be recognized.
Police have lodged two FIRs within the matter. In the primary case, 61 folks have been named accused and 100 unknown individuals from Shakarpur village have been booked beneath IPC Sections 307 (try to homicide), 332 (assaulting public servant), and sections of rioting and 338 for grievous damage. The complainant is Dinesh Patel, sarpanch of Shakarpur village, who claimed {that a} mob of round 200 threw stones on the rally.
In a second FIR, police booked 4 named and 1,000 unknown individuals who have been a part of the yatra. The complainant is Razzak Malek, a Shakarpur resident, and the accused have been booked beneath comparable sections.
V Chandrashekhar, Inspector General (IG) Ahmedabad vary, instructed the media in Khambhat on Monday night: “Based on complaints, we have now lodged two FIRs within the conflict which passed off on Sunday. In the primary case, 9 individuals have been detained. The precise explanation for demise of Kanhaiyya Lal might be ascertained after forensic reviews. Police are investigating all angles. Law and order state of affairs is totally beneath management.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
