Overview

• Crowds gathered near the City Police Station late Friday before stone-pelting and rioting spread through the Junigarhi/Panigate–Juni Ghadi areas of the old city.
• Officials said more than 50 people were detained as teams moved in to restore order and prevent further escalation.
• Two FIRs were registered, including one on the objectionable post and another on rioting, with injuries reported among civilians and police.
• Police used a lathi charge to disperse mobs, and some reports also noted tear gas was deployed as vehicles, shops, and a Navratri pandal were vandalised.
• Investigators are scanning CCTV and conducting combing operations, police are maintaining patrols with community leaders, and some media accounts conflicted on whether the incident occurred in Vadodara or Godhra.