09-18-2005, 04:48 PM
I havent seen this story in other newspapers but this story is on front page on both Guj Samachar and Sandesh (print editions)
xlation follows..
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Attack on Shrijis procession leads to communal disturbance in Vadodra-Ankleshwara
Stone throwing incidents at the time of Ganpati visarjan led to communal tension in Vadodra and Ankleshwara. Members from 'minority' community resorted to stone throwing and private firing on Shriji's procession when it passed Mughalwada and Sheelwadi localities. Members of the 'minority' community threw crude bombs at the police. Police had to respond with 5 rounds of firing. 2 persons were injured as a result of the firing. While 15 persons total were injured which included 2 policemen.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I am not xlating the rest. I will just provide the highlights..
- started with incidents of stone throwing on the procession.
- followed by acid bulb throwing incidents.
- 1 PSI and 2 jawans got injured. total 5.
- kabirashram, soyfalia, hanuman falia all were affected following this incident.
- 6-8 handcarts were burnt by the mob.
- several ganpati idols were yet to be immersed when this broke out. They had to be postponed to a later time.
- Trouble started in Vadi locality on Vadodra (communally sensitive place). Several people were part of the ganpati procession. The mood was festive with lots of abil-gulal in the air but when the procession passed the Vaad-Moghal restaurant about 200-250 pigs attacked the procession with stones, soda water bottles, acid bulbs and crude bombs. Pr ocession got scattered as a result of this . Police resorted to lathicharge to no avail. This gradually led to members from the 2 communities throwing stones at each other.
Guj Samachar has mention about Ram-Sita's murtis getting insulted but I dont have that paper with me to give a full xlation.
There is no mention of this on any websites.Lets see if this shows up tomorrow.
xlation follows..
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Attack on Shrijis procession leads to communal disturbance in Vadodra-Ankleshwara
Stone throwing incidents at the time of Ganpati visarjan led to communal tension in Vadodra and Ankleshwara. Members from 'minority' community resorted to stone throwing and private firing on Shriji's procession when it passed Mughalwada and Sheelwadi localities. Members of the 'minority' community threw crude bombs at the police. Police had to respond with 5 rounds of firing. 2 persons were injured as a result of the firing. While 15 persons total were injured which included 2 policemen.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I am not xlating the rest. I will just provide the highlights..
- started with incidents of stone throwing on the procession.
- followed by acid bulb throwing incidents.
- 1 PSI and 2 jawans got injured. total 5.
- kabirashram, soyfalia, hanuman falia all were affected following this incident.
- 6-8 handcarts were burnt by the mob.
- several ganpati idols were yet to be immersed when this broke out. They had to be postponed to a later time.
- Trouble started in Vadi locality on Vadodra (communally sensitive place). Several people were part of the ganpati procession. The mood was festive with lots of abil-gulal in the air but when the procession passed the Vaad-Moghal restaurant about 200-250 pigs attacked the procession with stones, soda water bottles, acid bulbs and crude bombs. Pr ocession got scattered as a result of this . Police resorted to lathicharge to no avail. This gradually led to members from the 2 communities throwing stones at each other.
Guj Samachar has mention about Ram-Sita's murtis getting insulted but I dont have that paper with me to give a full xlation.
There is no mention of this on any websites.Lets see if this shows up tomorrow.