Ahmedabad Arson

A protest against release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat in Gujarat turned violent on Tuesday evening when a group of people holding a march against the movie vandalised shops at a mall in Ahmedabad and targeted vehicles parked. A dozen two-wheelers, many of them belonging to a fast-food chain, were gutted.

Several trains to and from Gujarat have been cancelled after incidents of arson and violence in parts of the state since Tuesday night. A curfew has been imposed in Ahmedabad and Surat and the Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed to help restore law and order.

The Army has been asked to help restore law and order in Ahmedabad, where violence and arson was reported overnight in some parts over Hardik Patel's campaign demanding government jobs and college places for the powerful Patel caste. Sources said soldiers are likely to hold flag marches to signal they are on guard against new violence.

Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat are tense with incidents of arson and stone-throwing reported after Hardik Patel, 21, was detained by the police late last night. Mr Patel, who was released less than an hour later, has called for a statewide strike today.

The brief detention and release of 21-year-old Hardik Patel this evening has left Ahmedabad and nearby Surat tense, with cases of arson, allegedly by enraged supporters.

A protest against release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat in Gujarat turned violent on Tuesday evening when a group of people holding a march against the movie vandalised shops at a mall in Ahmedabad and targeted vehicles parked. A dozen two-wheelers, many of them belonging to a fast-food chain, were gutted.

Several trains to and from Gujarat have been cancelled after incidents of arson and violence in parts of the state since Tuesday night. A curfew has been imposed in Ahmedabad and Surat and the Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed to help restore law and order.

The Army has been asked to help restore law and order in Ahmedabad, where violence and arson was reported overnight in some parts over Hardik Patel's campaign demanding government jobs and college places for the powerful Patel caste. Sources said soldiers are likely to hold flag marches to signal they are on guard against new violence.

Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat are tense with incidents of arson and stone-throwing reported after Hardik Patel, 21, was detained by the police late last night. Mr Patel, who was released less than an hour later, has called for a statewide strike today.

The brief detention and release of 21-year-old Hardik Patel this evening has left Ahmedabad and nearby Surat tense, with cases of arson, allegedly by enraged supporters.