Ahmedabad, Mar 26: At least two persons were killed and around a dozen injured after a quarrel between children belonging to two different communities snowballed into a communal clash at Vadvali village in Patan district of north Gujarat on Saturday.
Among those killed is 50 year old Ibrahim Khan, a local resident.
In the violence that lasted an hour, more than 30 houses were set on fire when the two sides threw stones at each other and then clashed with sticks and steel pipes.
More than two dozen vehicles parked in front of houses were also burnt down.
Policemen who were rushed to the spot fired seven rounds in the air and lobbed 60 tear gas shells to disperse the violent mob, sources said.
Director General of Police P.P. Pandey despatched Inspector General of Police, Gandhinagar, to the riot-torn village.
“We have deployed State Reserve Police personnel in the village and right now the situation is normal,” a senior police official said, adding that the injured were taken to a nearby hospital in Patan town.
Asked about what caused the communal clashes, he said it started off with a petty brawl between children after their examinations. “We are investigating why such large scale violence broke out after a small tussle,” the official added.
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