Even as Defence Minister George Fernandes lead a peace march through Ahmedabad, six people were killed and 25 injured since last night in renewed violence in the riot-torn state of Gujarat, the police said.

Fernandes, accompanied by Law Minister Arun Jaitley and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, began a peace march through Ahmedabad in which about 500 people, including leaders of the main Opposition party, the Congress, took part, covering a 4-km route through the city, a government spokesman said. Three people were killed in Chadula Talav in Ahmedabad late Saturday when some huts were burnt by rioters, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
Rioting mobs burnt more than 20 shops, houses and wayside stalls in Surendranagar district, 100 km east of Ahmedabad, after an accident in which a Hindu priest was run over by a Muslim driver, the spokesman said.
In Vadodara, one man was stabbed to death and another was killed in police firing.
In new incidents of rioting in Vadodara early Sunday, the police fired rounds and lobbed more than 30 teargas shells in Paniket to disperse the mobs.
About 25 people were injured in the violence in Vadodara.
Incidents of arson and stone pelting were reported from Bharuch district, 200 km south of Ahmedabad, the police spokesman added. Bureau Report