Indiscriminate Firing Between Rival Gangs in Rajkot, 3 Detained October 30, 2025

Rajkot: In yet another violent incident highlighting the growing lawlessness in the city, an indiscriminate firing took place late Tuesday night between two rival groups — the Penda gang of Punitnagar and the Murgha gang of Jungleshwar — on Mangala Road. The firing, which continued for several minutes, left residents in panic. Police recovered around half a dozen used cartridges from the scene and detained three suspects for interrogation.

According to police sources, the confrontation occurred near Pragati Hospital, where Javedbhai, husband of a former bootlegger from Jungleshwar, had been admitted. His relatives, including his son Sanjay and grandson Sameer alias Murgha, were present outside the hospi

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