Then, the mob shouting slogans demanding the release of villagers arrested for rioting after the girl’s rape in Dhundhar village near Himmatnagar marched towards Vadnagar town and forced shopkeepers to close their shops. We have also demanded Rs five lakh compensation to the family of the rape survivor.”Asked about removal of migrants from factories, Thakor said, “We are demanding that 80% of the employees must be locals. We are not asking for total ban on jobs for outsiders.” The mob turned violent and resorted to pelting stones, which forced the cops to lob 15 tear gas shells and lathicharge.Deputy superintendent of police, Mehsana, Manjita Vanzara, said that a mammoth crowd had first gathered in the factory premises and demanded removal of outsiders. Here, there was a friction between the police and protesters.
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