At least three persons were killed in police firing in the violence in the curfew-free areas of Sabarmati and Vatva in Ahmedabad in west India's Gujarat state later Friday night.
One person was killed and another one injured when police opened fire to disperse the stone pelting crowd near Sabarmati police station, police said.
In another incident, one person was killed and three others were injured in the police firing in Vatva area, in the outskirts of the city.
Another person was killed in stabbing in the area during the day while one person was injured in police firing and four others received stabbing injuries in Karanj police station area in the afternoon during curfew relaxation, police said.
Meanwhile, night curfew remained in force as a precautionary measure in six police station areas of the city Friday night, the Press Trust of India reported.
Since February 27, more than 800 people were killed in communal violence in the state.
(Xinhua News Agency April 6, 2002)
