2017 Patan riots

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| date = 26 March 2017
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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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujarat communal clash: Mob came thrice, bigger each time, says survivor|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-communal-clash-patan-riots-mob-came-thrice-bigger-each-time-survivor-4586996/|accessdate=27 March 2017|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 March 2017}}</ref>

==Background==
According to the police the violence started following a minor fight between two students of different communities.<ref name="fp" /><ref>{{cite news|title=After communal riots, Gujarat's Vadavali to hold mass wedding today|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/after-communal-riots-gujarats-vadavali-to-hold-mass-wedding-today/articleshow/58770918.cms|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=The Times of India}}</ref> 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 [[Thakor]]es of starting the riots.<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-communal-clash-patan-riots-mob-came-thrice-bigger-each-time-survivor-4586996/</ref>

The mobs attacked and looted around 50 Muslim houses and set them on fire including many vehicles.<ref name="fp">{{cite news|title=Gujarat: Communal clash in Patan district kills two people, injures ten others|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-communal-clash-in-patan-district-kills-two-people-injures-ten-others-3352802.html|accessdate=27 March 2017|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|date=26 March 2017}}</ref> Two people were killed, and ten were injured,<ref name="fp"/>

==Aftermath==
The Indian government deployed 100 police personnel and two companies of State Reserve Police at the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat: Two people killed and 10 injured in a communal clash in Patan district|url=https://scroll.in/latest/832846/gujarat-two-people-killed-and-10-injured-in-a-communal-clash-in-patan-district|publisher=Scroll.in|accessdate=27 March 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Loot and arson|url=http://www.frontline.in/social-issues/loot-and-arson/article9632111.ece|accessdate=12 November 2017|work=Frontline Magazine|date=12 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dhar|first1=Damayantee|title=Violence in Gujarat village was planned attack on Muslims – not the result of a scuffle, says report|url=https://scroll.in/article/833371/violence-in-gujarat-village-was-a-planned-attack-on-muslims-not-clashes-after-scuffle-says-report|website=Scroll.in|accessdate=29 October 2017|date=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2 Killed in Communal Clashes in Gujarat’s Patan, 13 Arrested|url=https://www.thequint.com/india/2017/03/26/security-stepped-up-after-communal-clashes-in-gujarats-patan|accessdate=27 March 2017|publisher=The Quint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wu|first1=Huizhong|title=Caravan of Love takes its peace message to Indian families touched by hate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/20/caravan-of-love-takes-its-peace-message-to-indian-families-touched-by-hate|accessdate=6 November 2017|work=The Guardian|date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

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