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7 killed in fresh violence in Ahmedabad

One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured when police opened fire on a rampaging mob in Danilimda locality on Sunday afternoon where two persons were also stabbed to death and one died on being hit by a tear-gas shell lobbed by the police.

Two persons were burnt alive in Bhulabhai Park in the Kagdapith police station limits while a third met with a similar fate in Maninagar area, police sources said.

Danilimda and Shahpur witnessed large-scale violence with mobs setting shops on fire and pelting stones at houses.

Of the 38 persons injured, at least nine had bullet injuries. Three of the injured are undergoing treatment in the civil hospital while the rest are in other hospitals, police said, adding that they belonged to Danilimda, Madhavpura, Shahpur, Karanj and Dudeshwar areas.

Curfew was imposed in Shahpur and Danilimda.

A jawan of the Gujarat Armed Police was injured in stone-throwing in Shahpur locality while two men from Dudheswar and Mirzapur area suffered stab injuries. There were also reports of mobs setting shops and houses on fire at Behrampura.

Police sources said other parts of the state remained peaceful. Gill visited some other riot-hit parts of the city, including Naroda and Patia, to assess the situation.

Curfew restrictions will be relaxed for about 10 hours on Monday in Gomtipur, Kalupur, Vejalpur, Saherkotda, Rakhial, Bapunagar and Dariapur areas.

Chief Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting in Ahmedabad on Sunday to review the law-and-order situation in parts of the state.

PTI

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