5 injured in communal clash in Godhra of Gujarat, police resort to tear gas shelling to disperse stone pelting mob
June 09, 2018
Godhara:
At last five people injured in a communal clash in Godhara town of Panchmahal district in central Gujarat last evening.
Police had to resort to tear gas shelling to disperse the mob involved in stone-pelting.
PI of Godhara B division M C Sangtyani today said that the incident flared up after an altercation between one Shaileshbhai and one Mohsin Sikandar in Khadi Faliya area of the town.
Shailesh who was in his auto-rickshaw had asked Mohsin to remove his motorcycle from the road after which an altercation ensued and Mohsin later beat up Shailesh. Later Shailesh arrived there with some of his supporters which had a clash with the other group.
Five people from both the sides were injured and the police dispersed the mob by baton charge and firing of 3 tear gas shells.
DeshGujarat
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