RAJKOT: A mob in Gujarat's Rajkot vandalised a police PCR van and three shops on Monday. The mob of around 1,000 persons gathered to submit the memorandum to the district collector to protest the murder of Kisan Bharwad in Dhandhuka which became uncontrolled for nearly half an hour.
According to police, around 1,000 people gathered at the collector office and submitted a memorandum demanding strict action against the accused in the Bharwad murder case. Following this, the leaderless mob blocked the traffic on Kasturba marg near Dharam cinema where police intervened. A group gathered and forced shops to close opposite Galaxy cinema on racecourse road and another group reached Sadar Bazar. Here, there was a police PCR van patrolling, and the mob damaged the van and vandalised three shops, forcing them to close down.