Social Media Post Triggers Clash In Gandhinagar; 60 Arrested

ETV Bharat / state

Social Media Post Triggers Clash In Gandhinagar; 60 Arrested

Dahegam ASP Ayush Jain said two companies of the Special Reserve Police Force (SRP), along with a team of 200 police officers, have been deployed.

Gandhinagar: About 60 people have been arrested for stone pelting and vandalism of homes and shops, and arson after two groups engaged in a clash over a social media post during Garba celebrations in the Bahiyal village under Dehgam taluka of Gujarat's Gandhinagar on Wednesday night. While no casualties have been reported, a few people sustained injuries and have been taken to the hospital for treatment.

It is learnt that the tiff started after some villagers shared posts on Prophet Mohammded, to which Hindu youth allegedly responded with some counter p