4 residents injured in attack over firecracker row in Ahmedabad on Diwali 7 held

    Ahmedabad, Nov 10 (PTI) Four members of a residential society in Ahmedabad city were injured after a group of people attacked them with sticks following an argument over bursting firecrackers on Diwali, police said.

    During the incident, which occurred on Sunday night, a resident also fired into the air with his licensed pistol in self-defence, they said.

    The police have arrested four persons and detained three minors. A case has been registered against 14 named and unnamed persons on various charges, including attempt to murder and rioting, an official from Bodakdev police station said on Monday.

    Jigar Patel, a resident of Empire Skyview Apartment on Science City Road, said in his complaint that some men burst firecrackers outside his building on the night of November 6. When the firecrackers began landing near residents, Patel asked them to stop, which led to an altercation.

    The men reluctantly left at the time. However, on Diwali night, they returned with 20-25 persons and began recklessly setting off firecrackers, with 'rockets' flying toward the society members, as per the complaint.

    When the residents asked them to stop, they refused and continued setting off fireworks, which led to an argument, resulting in the group attacking the residents with sticks and clubs.

     Four members of the residential society were injured. One of them suffered head injuries, according to police.

    The police reconstructed the incident with the accused at the spot as part of the probe into the case, he added.

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