Protesters set ablaze a car and a two-wheeler in Ahmedabad as they demanded in writing the assurance given to the family members of Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar who had immolated himself on Thursday.
Protesters set ablaze a car and a two-wheeler in Ahmedabad as they demanded in writing the assurance given to the family members of Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar who had immolated himself on Thursday.
Vankar had set himself ablaze outside the Patan Collector's office on Thursday and had died of burn injuries at a private hospital in Ahmedabad the next day.
Here are some pics of the protests on Sunday:
1. Ahmedabad Dalit Protest
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Police remove a protester from the protest site in Ahmedabad (Picture: Sharad Kumar/DNA)
2. Ahmedabad Dalit Protest
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Dalit protesters demand in writing the assurances given to the family of Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar (Picture: Sharad Kumar/DNA)
3. Ahmedabad Dalit Protest
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Protesters block a road in Ahmedabad over Dalit activist self-immolation case (Picture: Sharad Kumar/DNA)
4. Ahmedabad Dalit Protest
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Police remove protesters who were blocking a road in Ahmedabad over Dalit activist self-immolation case (Picture: Sharad Kumar/DNA)
5. Ahmedabad Dalit Protest
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Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel deployed as protests spread in Ahmedabad over Dalit activist self-immolation case (Picture: Sharad Kumar/DNA)
6. Ahmedabad Dalit Protest
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Heavy police force deployed in Ahmedabad as protests spread over Dalit activist self-immolation case (Picture: Sharad Kumar/DNA)
