30-06-2025
June 30, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Army deployed after violence in Baroda
Army in Baroda
Three persons were killed and 55 injured, seven of them seriously, as violence erupted suddenly in Baroda. The Army has been deployed to assist the police in patrolling trouble-torn areas under the city. They have intensified their vigil. No arrests have been made so far. It started when youths throwing water-filled balloons in the course of Devshayani Ekadashi festivities turned violent, according to reports.
Naga Rebel Attack
Two road bridges were blown up by suspected Naga hostiles, cutting off Ukhrul from the rest of Manipur. Police said the explosions were suspected to have been engineered by the underground Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland and took place simultaneously. The hostiles used locally made explosives. Serakhong lital steel bridge (200 feet) and Thong Analbi Bridge (100 feet), damaged in the explosions, are situated within 5 km of each other.
Akalis' Release
With the Akalis reacting cautiously to Punjab Governor Arjun Singh's announcement that those not accused of serious crimes would be set free, the state government made another significant gesture clarifying that 'sedition' would be no bar against the release of persons arrested on this charge. Raj Bhavan sources said the governor's speech at Amritsar was apparently misunderstood. What he said was that all except those charged with 'waging of war against the state', murder, arson and dacoity would be released.
Air India Crash
Some indications that there may have been an explosion on board the Air India Jumbo before it crashed into the Atlantic have emerged during the investigation but it is yet to be determined if it could have been caused by a bomb, informed sources said. Senior officials from India who are investigating the crash are yet to reach a definite conclusion about the cause, although they said they have had 'useful' clues so far.
