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==Background== | ==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> | 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>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-communal-clash-patan-riots-mob-came-thrice-bigger-each-time-survivor-4586996/|title = Gujarat communal clash: Mob came thrice, bigger each time, says survivor|date = 27 March 2017}}</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"/> | 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== | ==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 | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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.svg) Location of Patan district (red) in the Gujarat state (yellow). | |
| Date | 26 March 2017 |
| Casualties | |
| Death | 2 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Arrested | 14 |
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". The Indian Express. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gujarat: Communal clash in Patan district kills two people, injures ten others". Firstpost. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "After communal riots, Gujarat's Vadavali to hold mass wedding today". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Loot and arson". Frontline Magazine. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ Dhar, Damayantee (1 April 2017). "Violence in Gujarat village was planned attack on Muslims – not the result of a scuffle, says report". Scroll.in. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "2 Killed in Communal Clashes in Gujarat's Patan, 13 Arrested". The Quint. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ Wu, Huizhong (20 September 2017). "Caravan of Love takes its peace message to Indian families touched by hate". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2017.