A midnight argument over bursting firecrackers allegedly escalated into an iron-pipe-and-stick assault in Ahmedabad, leaving a 31-year-old autorickshaw driver injured and hospitalised. The incident took place around midnight on 9 November near a bridge opposite a Ramdevpir temple in Vasna. The Naroda police have registered a case against three people and initiated an investigation.
The argument over firecrackers
According to the victim's complaint, his younger brother Kuldeep returned home and told him about an argument involving Suresh, known as Langdo, over bursting firecrackers. The victim, Shanibhai Rajeshbhai Parmar, decided to speak to Suresh in an attempt to resolve the dispute. However, the conversation allegedly turned heated, with Suresh abusing him. Suresh's brother Raju and Raju's son Rajveer also allegedly joined the confrontation. When Parmar asked the three to speak calmly, Suresh allegedly picked up an iron pipe and struck him on the forehead and the crown of his head.
Two others allegedly join the assault
The complaint further states that Raju hit Parmar on his left wrist with another iron pipe, causing him to fall to the ground. Raju and Rajveer then allegedly attacked him with sticks. Parmar's cries for help attracted people to the spot, while his elder brother Kunal also rushed to the scene. By the time they arrived, the three accused had allegedly fled. The dispute that began with firecrackers allegedly ended with iron pipes, sticks and a hospital visit.
Injured driver taken to Civil Hospital
Kunal called an ambulance and Parmar was shifted to Civil Hospital in Asarwa for treatment. The injured driver subsequently lodged a complaint from the hospital. The Naroda police have registered a case against the three accused and initiated an investigation. The three accused are Suresh alias Langdo Kantibhai Jadeja, Raju Kantibhai Jadeja and Rajveer Rajubhai Jadeja, all residents of Mahajaniyavas in Naroda Patiya.
A pattern of Diwali disputes turning violent
The incident is the latest in a series of firecracker disputes in Ahmedabad and across Gujarat that turned violent during Diwali. Police in the city have registered several cases arising from arguments over bursting firecrackers in residential areas, including a stabbing in Shah-e-Alam and a clash on Science City Road. In each case, what began as an argument over crackers escalated into assault, and police have urged residents to report disputes rather than settle them on the street. The allegations in this complaint have not yet been tested in court.
