Unrest in 2 Gujarat cities on Ram Navami as groups clash, damage vehicles, shops

Incidents of unrest have been reported from parts of Gujarat on Sunday as two separate incidents of stone pelting were reported from the state. Stone-pelting occurred between two groups in the Khambat City in Gujarat’s Anand district. This follows an incident of stone pelting on a Ram Navmi procession reported from the Himmatnagar city in Sabarkantha district.

After an incident of stone pelting on a Ram Navmi procession was reported from Chhapariya locality in Himmatnagar city in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, incidents of unrest have emerged from Anand district where a Ramnavmi procession encountered a stone-pelting incident between two groups. The police have brought the situation under control.

As the communal clashes broke, the police had to resort to firing tear gas shells to control mobs. Shops and vehicles were damaged at both the places. Injuries due to the clashes are unconfirmed so far.

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“Additional police force was also brought in from outside the city to bring the situation under control,” an official told news agency PTI.

In Khambhat, shops and vehicles were damaged and stones pelted by the two groups.