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March 27, 2017

India: Gujarat student clash turns communal, one dead (report on indianexpress.com)

By: Express News Service | Ahmedabad | Published:March 26, 2017
One person was killed and at least 12 were injured in a clash between two communities at Vadavali village in Gujarat’s Patan district following a scuffle between two students of Class 10 after their Board exams. Sources said the two students were climbing down the stairs in their school after their exams when one of them fell. This led to an argument that turned physical and other students joined in.
According to Additional DGP Tirth Raj, the students alerted villagers and soon, a mob of around 5,000 people attacked the Muslim residents of Vadavali village,
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-student-clash-turns-communal-one-dead-vadavali-village-4585973/