1 Dead, Cop Injured During Mob Violence Over Anti-Encroachment Drive In Gujarat
NDTV
The exact reason behind the civilian's death would be known after the post-mortem, but the police suspect that he died after being hit by a stone thrown by the mob.
One person died apparently after being hit by a stone, while at least five police personnel were injured in Gujarat's Junagadh city after a group of people hurled stones and torched a vehicle to oppose the civic body's plan to raze a dargah to clear "encroachment", officials said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Friday night near Majevadi Darwaja in the city, during which the police threw tear gas shells and baton-charged the protesters to control the situation, and later rounded up 174 people, they said.
The exact reason behind the civilian's death would be known after the post-mortem, but the police suspect that he died after being hit by a stone thrown by the mob.
"On June 14, the Junagadh Municipal Corporation issued a notice to a mosque near Majevadi Darwaja to produce documents regarding the ownership of land. Agitated over the notice, around 500-600 people gathered near the religious structure and blocked roads on Friday night," Superintendent of Police Ravi Teja Vasamsetty said.
