40 arrested in Vadodara for Hindu - Muslim communal clash & stone pelting

Surat, Oct 4: Forty people were arrested after a communal clash broke out at a vegetable market in Savli town of Vadodara on Monday (Oct 3), said police. "40 arrested. A Muslim festival is coming up, owing to which a local group had tied their religious flag on an electronic pole. There is a temple nearby," said Vadodra rural police PR Patel.

 

 

 

 

A clash broke out after another local group went to convey how their religious sentiments were hurt. Stone pelting resulted in damage to nearby vehicles. An FIR has been filed and accused from both sides have been arrested. According to Vadodara police, patrolling is underway and the situation is under control.

 

 

 

 

 

According to the reports of India Today, a police official said that several nearby vehicles were damaged in the stone pelting. “FIR has been filed. Accused from both sides, 25 and 15 people, have been arrested. Police patrolling is underway,” said the Vadodara Police official. He further added that the situation is presently under control.

 

 

In a similar incident that took place earlier in August, two people died and six others were injured after a clash broke out between two communities at the Hulihyder village of Koppal district in Karnataka. The clashes had taken place after a Hindu boy went to meet a Muslim girl on the occasion of Muharram, following which arguments broke out between the two sections.