Mob attacks women in Dahod over a youth’s murder last month

Vadodara: Violence erupted in Bhiloi village on Saturday over an old enmity following a youth’s murder in Dahod’s Garbada taluka around a month ago. Police arrested 17 persons and booked 16 others for attacking some women from the accused’s neighbourhood.
According to police, Bhatu Bhuriya, father of the slain youth Naresh Bhuriya, along with a mob of 32 people arrived at the house of Meda Damor with sticks, bows and arrows and other sharp-edged weapons on Saturday.Fearing a backlash of the murder, Damor and others from her family had fled from the village, but a few women members had returned on Saturday.
Police said that Naresh was murdered by one Manish Damor who lives in the same neighbourhood. However, due to suspicion over the involvement of the Meda and their family members, the women were attacked.
Damor told the police that Bhuriya alleged that her family members had killed his son and now they are not paying any money to them. She said that before anybody could retaliate, the mob entered the house and started to attack them. While Damor managed to hide herself, her sister-in-law Kesri was beaten up and her other sister-in-law’s father too suffered injuries. The mob damaged valuables and furniture in her house and also robbed some valuables worth Rs 20,000. The pick-up vans in which Damor and others had arrived were also pelted with stones.