Ram Navami violence: Vadodara DCB arrests 12 more for stone-pelting

DCB Deputy Superintendent of Police Yuvrajsinh Jadeja said the probe revealed that the clash took place due to a quarrel between two two-wheeler riders. “We have concluded now that the incident of stone-pelting, which was separate from the minor verbal altercation that took place at Panjrigar Mohalla earlier on March 30, had actually been triggered spontaneously during a traffic fight involving two-wheelers while the procession was underway and then snowballed into the riot… We are still identifying more accused through the CCTV footage. We did not seek remand of the 12 arrested on Monday as it is not needed,” Jadeja said.

The accused have been booked under IPC Sections for unlawful assembly (143), rioting (147), rioting armed with a deadly weapon likely to cause death (148), every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of the prosecution of the common object (149), voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant in the discharge of his duty with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty (332), assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty (353), voluntarily causing hurt by the use of a dangerous weapon or means (324), voluntarily obstructing any public servant in the discharge of his public functions (186), mischief causing damage (427), and criminal conspiracy [120(b)].