Why did violence break out in Gujarat's Junagadh? One killed, cops injured in stone-pelting

Saturday, 17 June 2023
A crowd of at least 600 individuals were shown in a viral video hurling stones at police officers in Junagah, Gujarat.

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Junagadh Violence: Stones pelted, cops injured after clashes over illegal dargah | Oneindia News 02:14

A person was killed after clashes erupted in Gujarat's Junagadh district when a team of civic body officials served a demolition notice to a dargah, stating that they would remove alleged illegal encroachment. This led to a high drama and at least 200-300 people gathered around the dargah on Friday...

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