Ahmedabad: One person was injured in police firing and at least 12 others in stone throwing at Gandhidham in Gujarat, when the ongoing truckers' strike turned violent on April 21 night following clash between two factions of the striking truckers over continuing the strike, police said.

A mob of nearly 200 protestors also set a truck ablaze after one faction of the striking groups started operation at Kandla Port in Kutch district, Kutch police said.

Senior officials, including Kutch district superintendent of police (DSP) Subhash Trivedi rushed to the spot and lathicharged the mob. He later fired eight teargas shells to quell the clashing mob.

However, on being unable to disperse them, police was "compelled to fire one round, in which one person sustained injuries in the hand. The situation was soon brought under control", Trivedi said.

Trivedi said 109 persons have been arrested and rioting charges would be booked against them.

The DSP said the district administration was doing its best to bring both the factions to a mutual agreement and discussions were still on.

The trouble started when about 400 truckers, affiliated to Gandhidham Timber Association and Gandhidham Salt Manufacturing Association, were transporting salt and timber from Kandla Port, defying the strike, as they had to pay heavy demurrage at the port.

PTI