AMN /
Death toll in clashes which started on Tuesday during quota agitation by Patel community goes up to nine today as Army is conducting flag march in different cities to restore peace in the violence hit Gujarat.
A constable who was injured in clashes with protesters in Dabholi area, succumbed at a private hospital, taking the toll in the violence to nine.
Police control room officials said no major violence was reported in the state overnight barring a few incidents of stone pelting.
Curfew remained clamped in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Mehasana, Palanpur, Unjha, Visnagar and Jamnagar towns.
However it has been lifted in Patan.
Five columns of army were deployed in Ahmedadad last night, while two each have been deployed in Surat, Mehsana and Rajkot, army officials said today.
Train services have been affected as protesters have damaged tracks in at least eight places. 12 trains have been cancelled and 19 partially cancelled, a railway official said.
The violence started on Tuesday after a massive rally of the Patel community. Hardik Patel, who is leading the stir, had called for a state-wide bandh on Wednesday.