Gujarat: Wait for oxygen triggers riot in Kutch, gunshots fired

RAJKOT: The crippling shortage and frustrating wait for oxygen has started causing law and order problems.
On Tuesday, rioting broke out between two groups in Moti Chirai village of Kutch’s Bhachau taluka with gun shots being fired in the air and vehicles vandalized.
A fight and altercation over standing in the queue during re-filling of oxygen cylinders snowballed into riots in the premises of Agrawal & Company.
A verbal duel broke out between Rajbha and Ramdevsinh who were standing in the queue. Police said that as the matter escalated Rajbha fired from his pistol on the ground. When the police constable present at the location tried to pacify both the groups, Rajbha fired two more rounds on the ground, triggering panic among people standing in the queue.
The constable immediately called for additional force for backup as the situation was getting out of hand.
Before anyone could realize what had happened, supporters of Rajbha and Ramdevsinh attacked each other and damaged several cars parked on the premises.
Police said that Rajbha also threatened to kill Shivrajsinh by pointing the pistol at his forehead.
However, members of both groups escaped from the scene before police force arrived. The complaint was lodged by the constable present there.
Those booked include Rajbha Jadeja, Ramdevsinh Jadeja, Shvrajsinh Jadeja, Mayursinh Jadeja and one unidentified person. Rajbha and Ramdevsinh supply oxygen cylinders to hospitals in Bhachau and nearby villages. Police have booked them for attempt to murder, rioting and under Arms Act. They were also booked for under sections of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.