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Police officers are seen through the broken windshield of a rickshaw car during clashes with police after police urged residents to stay indoors during a prolonged blockade to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ), in Ahmedabad, India, May 8, 2020 (Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave)
Clashes broke out in Ahmedabad, Shahpur, when police and paramilitary forces attempted to force the closure, asking people to stay inside.
- Reuters
- Last update: May 9, 2020, 9:20 a.m. IST
Ahmedabad Some residents, frustrated by a strict closure of the coronavirus in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, threw stones and encountered tear gas in clashes with paramilitary forces on Friday.
City authorities ordered all stores, except those selling milk and medicine, to close from midnight Wednesday to May 15, implementing a stricter than national blockade established since March 25, in an effort to curb the increase in infections.
Clashes broke out in Ahmedabad, Shahpur, when police and paramilitary forces attempted to force the closure, asking people to stay inside.
“Some people were agitated and started throwing stones at the forces,” city police commissioner Ashish Bhatia told Reuters. “Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. The situation is under control now,” he said.
Bhatia said a police officer was injured and eight people were detained.
Ahmedabad is one of the worst affected cities in India. The city has reported more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus, representing approximately 70% of all 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 which at least 1,886 people have died.
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