Two killed, several injured in Gujarat caste clashes
More than 20 vehicles and a few houses were torched by rioters belonging to Bharwad and Kshatriya communities.
Authorities have suspended mobile-based Internet services in Morbi and Surendranagar districts as a measure to tackle the situation.
The authorities also stopped traffic on Ahmedabad-Kutch highway that passes through Halvad and Dhragadra towns after violence erupted on Thursday evening.
Clashes between Bharwad and Kshatriya castes broke out following the murder of a Kshatriya community leader, Indrasinh Zala, in Dhrangadhra town.
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