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3 killed in police firing in Ahmedabad, Baroda
Three persons were killed and three others injured in police firing in curfew-bound areas in the city and in Baroda as violence escalated in the two major cities of Gujarat late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
Three persons were killed and three others injured in police firing in curfew-bound areas in the city and in Baroda as violence escalated in the two major cities of Gujarat late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
Two persons were killed when police opened fire to scare away a violent mob setting fire to houses and shops and pelting stones at each other in curfew-bound Vadi police station area in Baroda late on Monday night. The mobs also hurled petrol and crude bombs at each other, police said.
In Ahmedabad city, one person was killed and three others injured when police opened fire to scatter the mob trying to set shops afire in Ranip area around midnight.
The mob set ablaze a godown of plastic materials and firewood in the same localty under Sabarmati police station area, police said. One person was injured when a petrol bomb, he was making, exploded in curfew-bound Kalupur area, police said.
In Vatva area, police burst teargas shells to disperse stone pelting crowd late last night, they added.
Meanwhile, indefinite curfew continued in Kalupur and Gomtipur areas of the city, which witnessed a spate of fresh violence since April 21.
Rapid Action Force was deployed in six most sensitive areas - city police station, Vadi, Panigate, Raopura, Karelibag and Navapura police station area, police said adding these areas are under indefinite curfew since last Saturday.
Two persons were killed when police opened fire to scare away a violent mob setting fire to houses and shops and pelting stones at each other in curfew-bound Vadi police station area in Baroda late on Monday night. The mobs also hurled petrol and crude bombs at each other, police said.
In Ahmedabad city, one person was killed and three others injured when police opened fire to scatter the mob trying to set shops afire in Ranip area around midnight.
The mob set ablaze a godown of plastic materials and firewood in the same localty under Sabarmati police station area, police said. One person was injured when a petrol bomb, he was making, exploded in curfew-bound Kalupur area, police said.
In Vatva area, police burst teargas shells to disperse stone pelting crowd late last night, they added.
Meanwhile, indefinite curfew continued in Kalupur and Gomtipur areas of the city, which witnessed a spate of fresh violence since April 21.
Rapid Action Force was deployed in six most sensitive areas - city police station, Vadi, Panigate, Raopura, Karelibag and Navapura police station area, police said adding these areas are under indefinite curfew since last Saturday.