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Surge in community clashes in periphery of Ahmedabad rural
Published: Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011, 17:04 IST
By Satish Jha | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA
Be it Patels v/s Darbars or Dalits v/s Darbars or even clashes between
two different communities, the rural areas under Ahmedabad rural
police are witnessing a rise in instances of violence in the last
couple of years. Ironically, such clashes usually start over petty
issues between two people but soon engulf two different communities.
In the first six months of 2011 the rural areas have witnessed a total
of 35 instances of rioting, compared to 31 in the previous year. Last
year there were a total of 55 rioting incidents. From 2001 onwards
there has been an alarming increase in such cases. In 2007 and 2008
Ahmedabad rural recorded the maximum number of rioting cases, 61 in
each year. In 2009 the cases dropped to 46 but rose again in 2010.
In 2011, the rioting casesturned more violent compared to previous two
years. This year on May 19, the Sanand police struggled with a major
clash between Dalits and Darbars in which members of both the
communities went on a rampage.
The clash was a result of a quarrel over a minor issue.
Several vehicles were set ablaze in the fight. The clash in Bopal road
on Monday again began over a petty issue of supremacy. So far, in most
of the clashes no loss of life has been recorded.
The district superintendent of police Rajiv Ranjan Bhagat who recently
took charge of Ahmedabad rural police said this is for the first time
that he witnessed the community clash and he needs to investigate the
reasons for the same.
Deputy Superintendent of police MM Malek saidthat on many occasions
dispute between two people from different communities turn into an
issue between two communities leading to the clashes.
Another senior officer on condition of anonymity said that communities
such as Thakore, Darbar, Patel, Dalit and even Muslims living in
villages are highly polarized.
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