Clash between Jains and Muslims over a chicken shop, three Jains attacked, injured, hospitalized

By our correspondent, Valsad, 18 November, 2011

Jain and Muslim families fought in street over an issue of chicken centre in south Gujarat’s Surat district’s Kathor village of Kamrej taluka.

Kathor village’s Ilyas Harun Meman has opened chicken center opposite Ramesh Amrutlal Shah’s house in Sonivad area.

Rameshbhai a pure vegetarian and animals lover had asked Ilyas to open chicken shop elsewhere. Ilyas however was adamant in opening his chicken shop at same place only. For last couple of years Rameshbhai and Ilyas had problem with each other over this issue. The issue reached local police station and also upto range I.G and event court.

Yesterday both the parties started fighting in the street over this issue in which Ramesh Amrutlal Shah his brother Bhupendra Shah and Shah’s son were injured.

Shahs are hospitalized due to head injuries. They have filed complaint against Ilyas Harun Meman, Aslam Harun Meman and Appu alleging attack with steel pipe, sharp weapon and sword.

Memans too have filed police complaint alleging that they were threatened not to carry-on their non-veg selling activity by Shahs and attack with stick, hockey and knife.