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Steady progress in Vadodara

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VADODARA: Barring incidents of arson and an attack on an elderly person, peace returned to the city on Friday. And, for the first time since the recent riots, police have decided to relax curfew for both men and women on Saturday in Wadi, City and Navapura areas between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.

At Panigate, Raopura and Karelibag areas, curfew will be relaxed between 8 am and noon. Since Thursday night, two business establishments were gutted. A furniture shop was burnt down at the Dandia Bazaar area and a minor fire was reported at a lubricant godown on Ajwa Road. Both incidents led to panic.

In another incident a 75-year-old resident of Navapura area was beaten up and injured. The injuries were minor and the man was treated at a private clinic. A case has been registered at the Navapura police station.

Rumour mills worked overtime on Friday when it came to light that a small religious place near Akota Stadium was set ablaze by unidentified persons. Many believe it might be handiwork of miscreants to spread communal tension.

Late in the evening, women from Taiwada and Nalbandhwada areas in Paniagate stormed the local police station after some local boys were picked up for interrogation in connection with the attack of a State Reserve Police tent in the locality.

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