Road mishap sparks violence

By Our Special Correspondent

AHMEDABAD, SEPT. 15. The police burst 37 teargas shells to disperse an agitated mob throwing stones at the police after a five-year-old girl was crushed to death by a police jeep in Jamalpur in the heart of the city this morning.

A constable was driving the jeep when the girl, Amrin Hanif, standing near her slum quarter, was run over. A large number of people gathered at the spot. The lone driver was dragged out of the jeep and was severely beaten up.

Soon more policemen reached the spot and the agitated crowd indulged in throwing stones at them forcing the police to burst teargas shells. The situation was later brought under control after the Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Mr. Haren Pandya, assured the crowd of necessary action against the constable involved in the accident. A case of negligent driving had been registered against the constable.

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