Curfew in Gujarat town

By Our Special Correspondent

GANDHINAGAR, DEC. 4. An indefinite curfew has been clamped in Navsari in south Gujarat where communal disturbances occurred this afternoon. The police fired six rounds and burst teargas shells to disperse stone-throwing mobs. One person sustained a stab injury and more than 15 shops and cabins were set ablaze. Trouble arose when some people tried to prevent a truck carrying cows allegedly to an illegal slaughter house. The protestors attacked shops belonging to another community. As the situation worsened in the afternoon, member of both communities indulged in arson and stone throwing. Four persons were injured in stone throwing. Twenty three persons were arrested for rioting.

The Minister of State for Home, Mr. Haren Pandya, said three additional companies of the State Reserve Police had been deployed at Navsari.

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