Demonstration

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GUJRAT, Sept 18 People of Kalra Khasa village held a demonstration against police by placing the body of a man, who succumbed to wounds he received during an ambush by rivals a few days ago, on GT Road on Saturday.

Ilyas and Irfan were shot at by their rivals a few days ago. Ilyas died at the scene while Irfan was taken to hospital where he died on Saturday. People of Irfan's village and his family blocked traffic to protest the police failure in arresting the attackers. Some protesters thrashed a couple of policemen.—Correspondent

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