Even as the Gandhinagar Police has been on high alert in Bahiyal village of Dahegam since September 24 when communal violence broke out between two communities allegedly over whatsapp statuses, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Friday night performed aarti at a garba venue in the village.

The Gandhinagar Police has arrested 61 people and is trying to apprehend others involved in the stone-pelting and arson between the two communities. More than 200 police personnel and two companies of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) are stationed in the village.

In a post on X, the minister, posting a video of his visit to Bahiyal, which is located about 38 km from the state capital, said, “In Bahiyal, Gandhinagar, anti-social elements attempted to disrupt peace by pelting sto

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