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Youth slashed to death in Ahmedabad

Two persons armed with swords and riding a scooter attacked an unsuspecting youth at Bhaironnnath Road of Maninagar area, police sources said.

The youth suffered multiple injuries on his head and other parts of the body and was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead on arrival, they added.

Mobs hurled stones indiscriminately at curfew-bound Jamalpur locality in the Haveli police station area and set a shop on fire, forcing the police to open fire and burst several teargas shells.

A shop was also set afire at Behrampura in Danilimda, which is also under indefinite curfew, fire brigade sources said.

Meanwhile, indefinite curfew remained in force in four police station areas of Haveli, Kagdapith, Kalupur and Danilimda.

But curfew was relaxed in other police station areas of the walled city during the day.

Meanwhile, K P S Gill, security adviser to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, directed senior police personnel, including intelligence officers, "not to spare the guilty" involved in rioting and asked them to file "regular reports" on the progress of the cases.

Terming the meeting of senior police and intelligence officers highly fruitful, a source in Gill's office told the Press Trust of India in Ahmedabad that he had told them that the "law should take its course and culprits arrested and prosecution should be pursued at the top level".

Police officers briefed Gill about steps being taken to revamp policing, which has come in for some severe criticism over the last two months.

Gill was also told that despite some incidents of stabbing, "efforts at reconciliation and appeals made to the people, especially the minority, have been able to stop any strong retaliation".

Gill also emphasised the need to keep a proper check on people with a "criminal bent of mind", who are now taking advantage of the volatile situation.

Later in the evening Gill held discussions with Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley, the source said.

PTI

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