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Curfew imposed in one more village in Gujarat

Curfew was imposed in one more village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat as incidents of arson and stabbing continued last night, forcing the State Reserve Police personnel to open fire, while curfew in some other parts of the state was relaxed in phases for varying periods today.

The police said indefinite curfew was clamped in village Lambadia, near Khedbrahma, another worst-affected town, as a rampaging mob indulged in looting and setting afire houses belonging to people of a particular community.

The police had to fire 16 rounds and burst 19 teargas shells to disperse the frenzied mob as three SRP jawans were injured and rushed to Himatnagar hospital.

Senior police officers had rushed to the village and brought the situation under control.

The state had been rocked by violence since Thursday, when the Vishwa Hindu Parishad had called a bandh to protest the killings of Amarnath pilgrims. Stabbing and arson have so far claimed five lives and left over two dozen injured.

Meanwhile, curfew continued in Limbayat, though it was relaxed for four hours in Mahidharpura (from 8 am), for ten hours at Athwa, Chawkk Bazar and for twelve hours in Katargam and in Khedbrahma (for women and children) for four hours.

About 200 persons have been rounded up so far from the riot-hit Vishram nagar, Satyam nagar, Ved road in Chawk Bazar areas of Surat city where several shops and houses were set on fire by a violent mob.

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