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Violence continues in Vadodara, one stabbed to death; toll 3
Vadodara, Feb 27 (UNI) A 23-year-old youth was stabbed to death on the second consecutive day of violence in the riot-hit city today, taking the death toll since last night to three and causing tension in sensitive areas on the second anniversary of the 'Godhra carnage'.
Joint Police Commissioner K Kumarswamy told reporters that Paresh Nandubhai Puruswamy was killed at Bawanpura this afternoon by a group of armed miscreants when he was returning home along with his friend.
While his friend managed to escape, Paresh was killed by a gang youths on the spot. Mr Kumarswamy said the assailants had been identified and a manhunt launched to nab them.
He said barring the stabbing incident, there was no report of any violence in the city so far. The body of Paresh, a resident of Manjalpur, has been sent for post-mortem.
With this the death toll in the fresh outbreak of riots in the city had risen to three.
Last night, two persons were killed, including one in police firing, after a 'tazia' procession taken out on the occasion of Muharram turned violent at Panigate following an altercation between members of the two communities over its installation at a ''disputed'' place.
Meanwhile, elaborate security arrangements had been made in view of the decision taken by local residents' to take out processions with the bodies of the two victims through the main thoroughfares of the city for their last rites.
Police sources said a combing operation would start against the culprits involved in the violence after registering the FIRs.
(Editors: Pick up suitably from earlier series).
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