* * *Two tribals killed in Gujarat police firing*
POLO/AHMEDABAD: The unresolved dispute over the rights of tribals to forest land took a violent turn in Gujarat on Wednesday when two tribal men were killed in police firing at Polo in Sabarkantha district. The district administration claimed the firing was in self-defence after a 500-strong mob armed with bows and arrows attacked a police station. Tribal activists, however, said cops had taken away 15 tribals accusing them of inciting others to claim forest land. Three tribals were seriously injured in the firing. Sanja Rupji Balat, 31, and Shailesh Rathod, 27, who were part of the group of tribals living on the fringes of the the Dholwani forest range, were hit by bullets in the firing at Antarsuba police station. Police said nine forest officials and six cops were injured policemen when tribals clashed with them. District officials said the mob gheraoed the police station. According to the administration, the tribals were asked to disperse, but they didn't obey the orders. ''We are treated as lesser humans by forest and police officials. Fifteen of our men had been taken away by police saying they incited others to claim forest land. After our appeals to release them didn't yield any result, we decided to go to the police station,'' said Kajal Ninama, a tribal activist from Vijaynagar. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Two_tribals_killed_in_Gujarat_police_firing/articleshow/2780819.cms . *Jharkhand Live @* jharkhand.org.in/live<http://www.jharkhand.org.in/live> -- Jharkhand News [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jharkhand Online Network http://www.jharkhand.org.uk
