[Reader-list] Security stepped up in Gujarat town after fresh clash

[anupam chakravartty]

Pawan,

Please substantiate what you are saying about my understanding. What
do you think i know or have said in this reader's list about the
police inspector being shot?

If you think, what i have said is something illegal, unsubstantiated,
then please expose me here. you have a chance. if you can't then stop
peddling such ideas to this list.

Anupam

On 3/17/10, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Anupam C,
>
> Thank you for your post.
>
> You have no idea why the Hindu youth was killed but you had a lot of
> understanding on why a police inspector was shot...Did you know why
> the inspector was shot ?
>
> I have just posted a news item which comes from a respectable news
> agency called PTI.
>
> Good going .....
>
> God Bless....  #Mirchi
>
> Pawan
>
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:46 PM, anupam chakravartty
> <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Pawan,
>>
>> I can only sense that there is just one factor responsible for such
>> deaths, be it hindu or muslim. a cultivated divide made by the
>> gujarat's politicians. in gujarat, the riots have also happened for
>> which people placed bets on their occurence. forget hindu and muslim
>> rioting, people actually bet on the time and place of occurence of
>> these riots. what would you say to that?
>>
>> i have no idea what reasons were behind the killing of this Hindu
>> youth by Muslims. but i think not just you but even list members
>> should wait for the news to develop for the details come in to fore.
>> you cannot post wire messages of developing stories (and then get away
>> with it by explicitly attacking one list member or his intention),
>> when the reasons have not been stated as to the occurrence of the
>> incident, you could cite those and give your specific comments. do you
>> know why Hemant was killed?
>>
>> whereas, Javed had posted a news piece where the police official from
>> the ATS has clearly stated his case to the media. I am sorry Pawan but
>> your efforts to malign Javed by posting by various issues on
>> communalism (with a half hearted effort of scoring a brownie point
>> over your opponents) is not enough.
>>
>> thanks anupam
>>
>> On 3/17/10, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Gujarat in news again . This time the victim is not a Muslim. Javed ,
>>> did you miss this ?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ptinews.com/news/568220_Security-stepped-up-in-Gujarat-town-after-fresh-clash
>>>
>>> Rajkot, Mar 16 (PTI) Fresh communal clash broke out today in Patdi
>>> town of Gujarat's Surendranagar district after a youth, who was
>>> injured in an altercation between two communities, died.
>>>
>>> Tension gripped the town on March 6 when a youth was seriously injured
>>> in an altercation between two communities over a petty issue.
>>>
>>> According to the police, fresh clash broke out after the youth, Hemant
>>> Thakore, died during treatment at a hospital in Ahmedabad.
>>>
>>> People belonging to the Thakore community rushed to Hemant's house
>>> where members of a minority community had also assembled. This led to
>>> stone pelting by both sides, they said.
>>>
>>> A couple of rounds of teargas shells were lobbed to bring the
>>> situation under control, police said.
>>>
>>> Surendranagar Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar said the situation
>>> in Patdi was under control.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://deshgujarat.com/2010/03/17/hindu-youths-deathpatdi-tensestone-peltingtear-gasbandh/
>>>
>>> Hindu youth’s death,Patdi tense,stone pelting,tear gas,bandh
>>> Surendranagar, 16 March, 2010
>>>
>>> Fresh communal clash broke out today in Patdi town of Gujarat’s
>>> Surendranagar district after a Hindu youth, who was attacked by a
>>> group of local Muslims on 6 March, died today at a hospital in
>>> Ahmedabad.
>>>
>>> Tension gripped the town on March 6 when a youth was seriously injured
>>> after attacked by group of local Muslims.
>>>
>>> People belonging to the Thakore community rushed to Hemant’s house
>>> where members of a minority community had also assembled. This led to
>>> stone pelting by both sides, they said.
>>>
>>> A couple of rounds of teargas shells were lobbed to bring the
>>> situation under control, police said.
>>>
>>> Surendranagar Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar said the situation
>>> in Patdi was under control.
>>>
>>> Patdi observed complete strike today to protest Hemant’s death.
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