Stone pelting, stabbings continued on fourth day in Vadodara

Vadodara, 28 September 2014

Stone pelting started again on Sunday in the afternoon in Vadodara’s riot-hit Vadi area. Police lobbed tear gas shells to control the rioters. Those on rampage looted a shop in Courtyard nagar. Police has as of now control the situation. Police is extra vigilant about evening and night hours today. Yesterday, rioters were on halt throughout the day but started stabbing and stone pelting late in the evening.

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Two incidents of stabbing happened at Kaladarshan char rasta and Champaner darwaja. Shop keepers closed shutters of their shops in Char darwaja main bazar area. In Panigate Kotyarknagar area, a rioting group rushed with weapons. At 3.40 pm a mob from Bavamanpura and Platinum society side started pelting stone. Rioters also launched rocket. SRP group-3 fired one round in air. 6 tear gas shells were lobbed to control rioting mob. On Vaghodia-Dabhoi road ayouth on bike was stopped near Hariyali hotel. Four masked people stopped him and attacked. Gendigate road Chettekhana street witnessed bike accident at around 1.30 pm following which mobs of both communities gathered there. Shopkeepers closed their shops in Mandvi and Panigate.