1 dead, 10 injured, over 40 houses torched in communal violence in North Gujarat village

Patan: At least one person died and over 10 others injured while more than 40 houses were burnt in an incident of communal violence which erupted after a heated altercation between students of two different communities in Vadavali village under Chansama police station of Patan district in North Gujarat today.

Police said that one Ibrahim L Khan (50), resident of the same village, died in the violence while at least 10 others injured. Angry mob torched over 40 houses in the village after the incident which was sparked by a common incident.

‘Two examinees of the ongoing class 12 board exam, one from Thakor and the other from Muslim community had an altercation over a petty issue. It however snowballed in to a full fledged riot like violence,’ a police official said.

Police had to resort to opening fire in the air and lobbing tear gas shells to control the situation. Fire fighters rushed to the village to put out the fire in over 40 houses torched by unruly mob earlier. SRP has been deployed in the village.

More details are awaited.

DeshGujarat