Army flag march in five towns of Gujarat

Gandhinagar

The Army today flag marched in five cities of violence torn Gujarat where at least three persons have been killed and over 200 vehicles including 89 buses, 15 police posts and several government offices have been burnt by mob since last night following the detention of Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti convener Hardik Patel after a massive rally of the outfit in Ahmedabad demanding other backward classes (OBC) quota for politically dominant Patel community in the state.

Director General of Police Mr. P C Thakur told UNI today that the army flag marched in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Mahesana districts to instil confidence among the common people in these violence hit areas.

‘The army has just flag marched and not been deployed. They are on stand by for any eventuality. We have demanded five columns of army which might do the flag march in other areas as well.’ he said.

Mr. Thakur said that there were reports of three deaths in police and para military firing during the violence of which two people died in Ahmedabad late last night while one killed in Mahesana today. ‘The incident in Mahesana took place when a mob tried to attack a police post in presence of the BSF and other police jawans,’ the DGP said.

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