Ahmedabad’s famous Mandli garba is once again in the news after an unforeseen incident took place on the seventh day of Navratri at the ‘Mandli’ garba event on Thursday.
At the upscale garba event in the Ognaj area, two groups of people engaged in a brawl in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
Harshdeepsinh Rana, operator of a security agency, was informed of a brawl between two groups of 14-15 people at the venue on the morning of Thursday.
Despite 6-7 security guards trying to separate the crowd, the people from the group started attacking with bamboo sticks installed at the event decoration.
When Rana rushed to the spot the groups started attacking him as well. Finally, for self-defence, Rana fired a round from his licenced revolver.
Amid heightened security during Navratri in Ahmedabad, incidents of brawls are still frequently reported.
According to reports, the garba at Mandli continued even after Sola police came at 5 am to stop the garba. The security had to fire. The officials are maintaining a silence about the reason for such a fight.
The police have received preliminary information that the fight might have started after two men’s hands accidentally collided while playing garba, causing their mobile phones to fall.
Ahmedabad’s same-old Garba
The Mandli Garba started at the CEPT University. It was initiated by a group of friends. Mandli is an event that hosts sheri-style Garba, without loudspeakers or singers and plays on traditional dhol-sharnai.
In 2019, crowds of youngsters came to the Mandli Garba at CEPT and created havoc by vandalising the venue.