Clash between two communities near Halvad, one dead, 2 injured, vehicles damaged, torched

Morbi: At least one person was killed and two other injured in a clash between two communities on the outskirts of Halvad town of Morbi district this afternoon,’ police said.

Some vehicles were also torched by irate mob.

In-Charge PI of Halvad R A Bhojani said that people of Kshatriya community from Morbi and Halvad were going to participate in the Besanu of former chairman of the Dhraghdra municipality in neighbouring Surendranagar district, Indrasinh Zala, an influential local leader of the community who was murdered on July 7. They had a clash with people from Bharvad community on Dhrangadhra road in which one Rananbhai Bharvad (50) was shot dead and two other got injured.

Irate mob torched some vehicles including a four wheeler and damaged others.

Notably, several incidents of clash between the two communities have taken place after the murder of the leader in which the Kshatriya community suspects the hands of certain Bharvad community people with whom the deceased leader had old rivalry.

on July 10 incidents of stone pelting and arson were witnessed during bandh organized by Kshatriya community in Surendranagar district to protest the murder.

 

 

 

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