Communal violence in Vadodra

2014-07-19

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2014-07-19
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Dispute over Places of Worship
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Gujarat
  • City/District Vadodara, Panigate, Vadodara
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Panigate, Vadodara
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A minor dispute broke out over parking. The incident happened in Panigate, Vadodra. Soon the dispute got heated up and many people gathered. They started pelting stones at each other. The dispute took a communal angle. Around 10 people got injured including 5 women. The violence started to spread to the other areas too. The local gang in the area fired gunshots in the air to intimidate the crowd. The injured were rushed to the hospital. Around 50 cars in the area were damaged.