Police resort to baton-charge to disperse rampaging mob in Sarkhej area of city

Ahmedabad: Police had to use mild force and resort to baton-charge (lathi-charge) in Muslim minority dominated Juhapura/Sarkhej area of the city this morning when a mob went on rampage trying to give communal colour to a minor incident.

A crowd of around 500 people from the community gathered near Sarkhej crossing when a traffic police personnel allegedly beat up an auto-rickshaw driver during a traffic mess.

The news of the beating up of the auto driver who belonged to Muslim community and was on fast in the ongoing month of Ramadan spread and people from nearby Juhapura. Ujala and Dholka road gathered on the road and along with many other auto drivers blocked the road.

When police tried to remove them they started stone pelting in which the window panes and viewing glasses of some vehicles were damaged. Later police resorted to baton-charge and scattered them.

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