Police spray tear gas as residents pelt stones in Ahmedabad after stricter Coronavirus lockdown

Mangalore Today News Network

Ahmedabad, May 09, 2020: Some residents frustrated over a strict coronavirus lockdown in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, hurled stones and were met with teargas in clashes with paramilitary forces on Friday, News18 reported.

 

Authorities in the city ordered all shops, except those selling milk and medicines, to close on midnight Wednesday until May 15, implementing a stricter lockdown than the national one in place since March 25, in an effort to curb a rise in infections.

Clashes erupted in the Shahpur locality of Ahmedabad when police and paramilitary forces tried to enforce the lockdown, asking people to stay indoors.

"Some people got agitated, and started pelting stones on the forces," city police commissioner Ashish Bhatia told Reuters. "The police fired teargas shells to disperse the crowd. The situation is under control now," he said.

Bhatia said one policeman was injured and eight people had been detained.

Ahmedabad is one of the worst-hit cities in India. The city has reported more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus, accounting for about 70% of the total cases in Prime Minister Modi’s home state. The city has also accounted for more than three-quarters of the deaths in Gujarat.

Overall, India has reported 56,342 cases, of whom at least 1,886 people have died.
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