Violent clash between two communities in Gujarat’s Borsad ahead of Amit Shah’s visit
India Today
A violent clash erupted between two communities in Gujarat’s Borsad ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Sunday visit.
Hours before Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Gujarat’s Anand district on Sunday, a clash broke out between two communities over a land dispute near a Hanuman temple in Borsad.
The two communities hurled stones at each other. A total of four people, including a police constable, sustained injuries.
Senior police officials, including the DSP, reached the spot to control the situation. Police released 50 tear gas cells to control the situation. They also fired 30 rounds of rubber bullets.
"At 9.30 pm on Saturday, some people from a community were laying bricks on a disputed plot. Some members of another community objected to it, leading to an altercation between the two sides. The dispute later escalated and members from both sides started hurling stones at each other," a police official said.
After being alerted, local police rushed to the spot and appealed to members of both the communities to maintain peace, he said.
The local civic chief also reached there and asked the people to refrain from laying bricks on the plot until the dispute was resolved, he said.
However, members from the two communities threw stones on each other and clashed. A police constable and another person were stabbed in the violence, Patel said, adding that two other persons were also injured.
