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The 2017 Patan riots refers to the riots between Muslims and Hindus in the Vadavali village in Gujarat’s Patan district.[1]
Background
According to the police the violence started following a minor fight between two students of different communities.[2][3] Sunsar residents stated that Muslim students had beaten Hindu students and them being attacked by Vadavali residents when they reached there, while Vadavali residents accused Thakores of starting the riots.[4]
The mobs attacked and looted around 50 Muslim houses and set them on fire including many vehicles.[2] Two people were killed, and ten were injured,[2]
Aftermath
The Indian government deployed 100 police personnel and two companies of State Reserve Police at the village.[5] In an official report sent to the revenue department, the district collector of the district, KK Nirala called the event a "Hindu-Muslim riot" and media reports said the violence followed after a fight between a Muslilm student and a Thakore student outside an examination centre.[6] However, a report by Vadavali Nagrik Adhikar Samiti, an NGO formed by human rights workers and lawyers, stated that the violence was a well planned and organised attack on the Muslims residents by a team that included a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The police filed two FIRs, which included 31 people of Thakore community, and 14 Muslims. A total of 14 arrests have been made.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Gujarat communal clash: Mob came thrice, bigger each time, says survivor(27 March 2017).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gujarat: Communal clash in Patan district kills two people, injures ten others(26 March 2017).
- ↑ After communal riots, Gujarat's Vadavali to hold mass wedding today. The Times of India.
- ↑ Gujarat communal clash: Mob came thrice, bigger each time, says survivor(27 March 2017).
- ↑ Gujarat: Two people killed and 10 injured in a communal clash in Patan district. Scroll.in.
- ↑ Loot and arson. Frontline Magazine(12 April 2017).
- ↑ Violence in Gujarat village was planned attack on Muslims – not the result of a scuffle, says report. Scroll.in(1 April 2017).
- ↑ 2 Killed in Communal Clashes in Gujarat's Patan, 13 Arrested.
- ↑ Caravan of Love takes its peace message to Indian families touched by hate. The Guardian(20 September 2017).