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Social media post sparks Gujarat Garba chaos
The New Indian Express Chennai
|September 26, 2025
A social media dispute late on Wednesday night sparked violent communal clashes in the Bahial village of Gandhinagar, leaving the Navratri festival in disarray. Trouble began after a provocative status update hurt religious sentiments and spread anger in the area.
As the Garba celebrations were underway, mobs stormed the venue, pelted stones, torched four shops, and vandalised vehicles, including those of the police and the fire brigade. Terrified residents fled. Rioters also attacked police teams, damaging two police vehicles and forcing officers to fire five tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
This story is from the September 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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