Stone pelting in Vadodara in communally sensitive area

Vadodara: Complainant Jatin Patel in his complaint at Navapura police station said he went live on Instagram on 21st February at 7.23 pm and greeted his customers with Jay Shri Ram. Patel runs a shop of mobile accessories. He often goes live to announce the offers for his customers.

Jatin Patel in his complaint further said, while he was announcing offers, a person from sahid-patel-7070 Insta id wrote abusive comment which could hurt religious sentiment. When looked into it, Jatin Patel found that the person who used abusive language was Sahid Patel from Gujarat Housing Board, opposite Mahalakshmi Society in Padra area of city. When dialed a phone call, Sahid didn’t received it and deleted the photo-comment.

When Hindu organization cadres reached the Housing Board society, Sahid was not available there. Later on a phone talk, Sahid started using abusive words again and issued a challenge to come to Padra.

As Jatin Patel lodged complaint in Navapura police station, a group of Hindu organizations gathered outside the police station and chanted Jay Shri Ram slogans. They insisted that Sahid Patel should be brought to police station, or they would not leave the place. At around a am, a mob of Muslims arrived from Khatkiwad in over 100 strength and attacked the Hindu group by pelting stones. Navapura police took immediate action and cleared the crows. Some Hindu youths protesting outside the police station reportedly suffered injuries. Police have filed complaint against a mob of 100-150 and started search for the accused. DeshGujarat