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Rioting, arson in Gujarat
CRPF rushed to curfew-bound areas

Ahmedabad, May 11
CRPF personnel were rushed to two localities of curfew-bound Haveli and Danilimda police station areas of the city this afternoon following reports of group clashes and arson in which 10 persons were injured, the police said.

They said at Jamalpur a cluster of huts were set on fire and two groups indulged in heavy stone pelting at Behrampura. The police lobbed tear gas shells to disperse the mob in the two localities.

Fire engines were rushed to Jamalpur under police escort, it added.

Indefinite curfew was extended as a precautionary measure in the Shahpur and Karanj areas of the walled city, the police said.

The authorities imposed indefinite curfew on Haveli, Kalupur, Danilimda and Kagdapith areas yesterday following incidents of violence and arson resulting in the killing of six persons, including three in police firing, and injuries to 50 others.

No death was reported today. A body was found in the Ellis Bridge police station area but it was not immediately known whether the man was a victim of communal violence, the police said.

The police opened fire at violent mobs in the Danilimda area, already under indefinite curfew, when they burst crude bombs and exchanged fire in group clashes. A factory of screen printing was also torched in this area. However, no one was injured in police firing so far. PTI, UNI