Vadodara: Over 140 people have been arrested after clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Vadodara in Gujarat; the police has suspended mobile Internet and text messaging services in the city.
The two groups had pelted each other with stones and set vehicles alight on Saturday following several days of tensions, police said.
Paramilitary forces have been deployed in Vadodara, which is 110 kilometres from Ahmedabad.
The violence has been restricted to a few localities of Vadodara, said the police, adding that senior officials have been camped in the affected areas.
The ban on phone services would remain in place until September 30 in a bid to stop the clashes spreading and to defuse tensions, officials said.
Tensions have been mounting since Thursday after photos that were circulated on social media incited communal tension.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in the United States and is set to meet with US President Barack Obama, won the seat of Vadodara at the national elections in May. However, he chose to represent Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha. The by-election for his seat in Vadodara was won recently by the BJP.
The two groups had pelted each other with stones and set vehicles alight on Saturday following several days of tensions, police said.
Paramilitary forces have been deployed in Vadodara, which is 110 kilometres from Ahmedabad.
The ban on phone services would remain in place until September 30 in a bid to stop the clashes spreading and to defuse tensions, officials said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in the United States and is set to meet with US President Barack Obama, won the seat of Vadodara at the national elections in May. However, he chose to represent Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha. The by-election for his seat in Vadodara was won recently by the BJP.
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