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Curfew relaxed, situation peaceful in Dariapur
Curfew was relaxed in the Dariapur locality of the walled city for six hours from 0800 hours on Tuesday following restoration of peace after the violence during civic elections resulting in death of seven people on Sunday.
Curfew was relaxed in the Dariapur locality of the walled city for six hours from 0800 hours on Tuesday following restoration of peace after the violence during civic elections resulting in death of seven people on Sunday.
The situation in the curfew bound area was under control
and no untoward incident had been reported since Monday, police said. The curfew was imposed in sensitive Dariapur after group clashes broke out between BJP and Sena activists over casting of bogus votes at a booth on Jordan road.
Meanwhile, two Shiv Sena central ministers 3 Manohar Joshi and Suresh Prabhu - visited the trouble spot at the booth were the son of Shiv Sena candidate, Vinod Patel Hardik
was hurt in police firing.
The ministers called on chief minister Keshubhai Patel
and expressed concern over inadequate police arrangement in Darapur area during the elections. They also visited the hospital to enquire about those injured in the violence.
Bureau Report