Curfew has been clamped in parts of Ahmedabad, Surat and Mehsana districts and security stepped up in the wake of violence and state-wide bandh called by agitation leader Hardik Patel for today.
Curfew has been clamped in parts of Ahmedabad, Surat and Mehsana districts and security stepped up in the wake of violence and state-wide bandh called by agitation leader Hardik Patel for today.
Members of Patel community had on Tuesday night resorted to arson, stone-pelting and vandalism after brief detention of their 22-year-old leader Hardik Patel, following which curfew was tonight imposed in three towns of North Gujarat and some areas of Surat.
21-year-old Hardik Patel, was briefly detained over his hunger strike to demand OBC reservation for the Patel community, called for a state-wide bandh on Wednesday to intensify the agitation.
More than 50 incidents of violence were reported from Ahmedabad city where buses, police posts and private vehicles were set on fire while police personnel were also attacked at some places.
1. Policemen remove cables from a railway track
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Policemen remove cables from a railway track which were set on fire by the protesters in Ahmedabad, India, August 26, 2015. Reuters
2. Buses were burnt in the riot
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Commuters ride their motocycles next to the wreckage of a bus that was burnt in the clashes between the police and protesters in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
3. Motorbikes were set on fire
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Motorbikes were burnt in the clashes between the police and protesters in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
4. Buses were burnt in the riot
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People are seen through a damaged bus that was burnt in the clashes between the police and protesters in Ahmedabad, India .Reuters
5. Vehicles were burnt in the riot
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Private vehicles and buses were burnt in the clashes between the police and protesters in Ahmedabad, India.Reuters
6. Flower pots installed on divider were damaged
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Vehicles travel past flower pots installed on a road divider which were damaged in the clashes between the police and protesters in Ahmedabad.Reuters
