The World - News from June 9, 1985

Indian troops and police fired into battling crowds of Hindus opposing government caste policies, killing four people and wounding 20. It was the second day of violence in Ahmedabad and Baroda in Gujarat state in western India, where there were calls for a general strike to protest policies that reserve college places and provide rapid civil service promotion for low-caste Hindus. Police used tear gas and placed central Ahmedabad under curfew to curb the fighting.